# long (size)

a thing whose length is more than most other things

- Computed level: L5 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: adjective  ·  Arena: long

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [length](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-length.spatial), [big](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-big.size)

**Through:** the measured length of a thing exceeds the typical amount, creating a sense of greater size

**Novel properties:**
- greater measured extent
- perceived extension beyond norm

## Examples
- The Nile stretches about 6,650 km, longer than any other river on Earth. *(geography)*
- The Great Wall of China extends over 21,000 km, making it the longest human-made structure. *(engineering)*
- Proxima Centauri b orbits a star 4.24 light-years away, a vast distance for current spacecraft. *(astronomy)*

## Used by
- [ancient](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ancient.temporal) (L18)
- [bar](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bar.structure) (L10)
- [climate](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-climate.weather) (L16)
- [minutes](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-minutes.temporal) (L6)
- [overdue](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-overdue.temporal) (L12)
- [symmetry versus regularity licence](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-symmetry-versus-regularity-licence.licence) (L12)

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-long.size.json*  
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