# nice (polite)

is polite and good

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: social  ·  Arena: nice

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [polite](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-polite.social), [good](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-good.moral)

**Through:** when something is both polite and good, it becomes nice

**Novel properties:**
- pleasant demeanor
- social approval

## Examples
- The Japanese tea ceremony, with its precise bows and silence, upholds harmony and respect among participants. *(institutions)*
- Linus Torvalds responded to a critical bug report with 'Thanks, good catch,' despite the project's high stakes. *(computing)*
- Sweden's 19th-century postal service required clerks to greet every customer with a nod and 'Good day, citizen.' *(institutions)*

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