# outside (spatial)

the space that is not inside a thing's boundary

- Computed level: L6 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: spatial  ·  Arena: outside

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [boundary](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-boundary.limit), [inside](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-inside.spatial), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** If a boundary defines where a thing ends and the space that is not the thing begins, the region beyond that limit, within space, is outside.

**Novel properties:**
- external region
- spatial separation from interior
- position relative to containment

## Examples
- The International Space Station orbits Earth, where the vacuum of space begins just beyond its pressurized hull. *(engineering)*
- In 2023, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, with storm winds extending far outside the eye wall. *(meteorology)*
- The Great Wall of China stretches 2,145 km across northern China, separating the Han territories from lands outside. *(history)*

## Used by
- [abandonment](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-abandonment.withdrawal) (L15)
- [ambush](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ambush.attack) (L11)
- [collapse](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-collapse.failure) (L14)
- [context](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-context.surrounding-conditions) (L11)
- [contradiction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-contradiction.logical) (L11)
- [exhaustion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-exhaustion.capacity) (L15)
- [integrity](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-integrity.state) (L18)
- [repair](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-repair.restore) (L15)
- [resilience](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-resilience.recovery-rate) (L15)
- [status](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-status.social) (L15)
- [surprise](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-surprise.reaction) (L15)
- [waste](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-waste.output) (L12)
- [window](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-window.range) (L7)

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