# mar (damage)

to cause a difference in a thing's state

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emergence  ·  Arena: mar

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [state](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-state.condition), [cause](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cause.reason)

**Through:** a difference in a thing's state is brought about by a causal agent, resulting in an imperfection

**Novel properties:**
- causal change
- imperfection
- alteration of condition

## Examples
- The 2011 Tohoku earthquake shifted the Earth's axis by 17 centimeters, altering its rotation slightly. *(geophysics)*
- The Flint water crisis degraded lead pipes, increasing blood lead levels in children by 2.5 micrograms per deciliter on average. *(public health)*
- The 2020 Beirut port explosion shattered windows 10 kilometers away and damaged 70,000 apartments. *(urban infrastructure)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mar.damage*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mar.damage.json*  
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