# man (human)

an adult person that is not a female

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emergence  ·  Arena: definition

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [adult](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-adult.person), [female](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-female.sex), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation)

**Through:** the adult person persists through time and differs from the female matter, producing a male adult

**Novel properties:**
- male gender
- social role as adult male

## Examples
- In 2023, NASA identified astronaut Neil Armstrong's medical records as belonging to a man, based on sex classification at birth and adulthood. *(biology)*
- The 1832 Reform Act in Britain defined voting rights using 'man' as a legal category excluding women and children. *(institutions)*
- At the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, player Novak Djokovic competed in the men's singles division, classified by sex and age. *(sports)*

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