# increase (quantity)

when a thing changes so its size is more than before

- Computed level: L3 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: increase

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [size](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-size.measurement), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** A change over time creates a difference that makes the size greater.

**Novel properties:**
- greater magnitude
- temporal comparison of extent

## Examples
- The Amazon River's discharge increased from 180,000 m³/s to 230,000 m³/s during the 2023 flood season. *(geography)*
- Apple's iPhone production increased from 47 million to 52 million units in Q4 2022 after supply chain repairs. *(economics)*
- The neutron flux in Reactor B at Hanford increased from 1e12 to 3e12 n/cm²/s during the 1945 power ramp-up. *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [benefits](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-benefits.advantage) (L4)
- [cancer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cancer.disease) (L17)
- [summer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-summer.season) (L21)

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