# growth (development)

more matter in a place over time

- Computed level: L2 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: growth

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** more matter moves into more space during time

**Novel properties:**
- increased amount
- expanded extent

## Examples
- The Great Barrier Reef added 1.5 meters of calcium carbonate structure per century in the 20th century. *(biology)*
- The city of Lagos expanded from 3 million people in 1980 to over 15 million by 2020. *(institutions)*
- Bitcoin's blockchain reached 500 gigabytes in size by 2023, adding roughly 100 gigabytes per year. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [baby](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-baby.human) (L9)
- [bush](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bush.plant) (L16)
- [cancer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cancer.disease) (L17)
- [career](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-career.occupation) (L21)
- [children](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-children.human) (L8)
- [garden](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-garden.planting) (L8)
- [mature](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mature.development) (L8)
- [snowball effect](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-snowball-effect.stacked-dependency) (L19)
- [spring](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-spring.season) (L17)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-growth.development*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-growth.development.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*