# others (distinct-entities)

Things that are in space and time but not the same thing as one, or not the same pattern as one.

- Computed level: L2 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: existence  ·  Arena: social

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

**Through:** Things occupy different places in space and time, and their patterns differ, so they are not one thing.

**Novel properties:**
- distinct entities
- non-self existence

## Examples
- The International Space Station orbits Earth every 90 minutes, hosting astronauts from different nations. *(engineering)*
- The 2020 US presidential election counted votes across 50 states, each managing its own ballot systems. *(institutions)*
- Glial cells in the human brain outnumber neurons by about 1.5 to 1, supporting neural function. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [advertise](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-advertise.commercial) (L8)
- [advertising](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-advertising.commercial) (L13)
- [alone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-alone.state) (L3)
- [anyone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-anyone.person) (L7)
- [base](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-base.foundation) (L9)
- [best](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-best.quality) (L7)
- [blog](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-blog.online) (L9)
- [care](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-care.emotional) (L7)
- [charged](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-charged.electrical) (L5)
- [choose](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-choose.decision) (L10)
- [common](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-common.general) (L3)
- [competition](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-competition.social) (L16)
- [contact](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-contact.physical) (L4)
- [contract](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-contract.legal) (L14)
- [control](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-control.ability) (L4)
- [date](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-date.social) (L4)
- [defines](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-defines.verb) (L6)
- [distinct](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-distinct.attribute) (L3)
- [else](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-else.other) (L10)
- [entities](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-entities.object) (L4)
- [everything](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-everything.universal) (L5)
- [foreign](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-foreign.geographic) (L13)
- [friendly](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-friendly.social) (L6)
- [general](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-general.broad) (L3)
- [give](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-give.transfer) (L7)
- [ground](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ground.level) (L11)
- [groups](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-groups.collection) (L5)
- [guide](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-guide.person) (L14)
- [harmony](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-harmony.relational) (L15)
- [identifier](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-identifier.label) (L8)
- [individual](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-individual.entity) (L5)
- [items](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-items.object) (L4)
- [lead](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-lead.guide) (L10)
- [like](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-like.similarity) (L3)
- [little](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-little.size) (L4)
- [march](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-march.movement) (L4)
- [number](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-number.quantity) (L6)
- [particular](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-particular.specific) (L8)
- [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social) (L6)
- [personal](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-personal.self) (L7)

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