# overshoot (dynamics)

drift carrying past a wall before the force meant to stop it arrives

- Computed level: L16 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: system  ·  Arena: dynamic

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [drift](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-drift.aimless), [wall](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-wall.range-end), [parameter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parameter.condition), [carrying](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-carrying.transporting), [force](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-force.push), [stop](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-stop.action), [past](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-past.temporal), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension), [mean](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mean.signify)

**Through:** Drift moves a parameter beyond a limiting wall before a stopping force acts.

**Novel properties:**
- unintended overstepping
- delayed resistance
- meaningful trajectory

## Examples
- In 2003, the Mars Climate Orbiter burned up in the atmosphere after a unit conversion error caused trajectory drift past the intended orbital insertion point. *(engineering)*
- The 2008 financial crisis followed economic drift beyond sustainable debt levels, with regulatory forces arriving too late to stop the collapse. *(economics)*
- A car on black ice in Quebec sped past the exit ramp despite braking, because the stopping force of tires failed to act before the drift carried it forward. *(everyday life)*

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-overshoot.dynamics.json*  
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