# nature (ordinary)

the total of matter and pattern in space through time

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [pattern](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pattern.regularity), [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), [total](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-total.quantity)

**Through:** matter and pattern together in space and through time constitute the entirety of the physical world

**Novel properties:**
- wholeness
- physical reality
- spatiotemporal unity

## Examples
- The Amazon Rainforest cycles 20 billion tons of water daily through transpiration and rainfall, sustaining its own climate patterns. *(ecology)*
- The LHC at CERN collides protons at 99.999999% of light speed, revealing fundamental particles within spacetime. *(physics)*
- The Great Barrier Reef, built by corals over 20 million years, spans 2,300 kilometers across the Pacific. *(geology)*

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