# parameter (condition)

A condition of a thing that can change while the thing persists.

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: published  ·  Domain: systems  ·  Arena: E13

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [condition](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-condition.state), [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** The persisting thing maintains identity through time while its condition changes, with change and persistence anchored in the dimension of time.

**Novel properties:**
- variable condition under persistence
- temporal stability amidst change
- enduring identity with mutable attributes

## Examples
- Earth's axial tilt remains at about 23.4 degrees, varying by less than 2 degrees over 41,000 years, enabling stable seasons. *(astronomy)*
- The TCP protocol adjusts congestion window size in real time to match network capacity during data transfer. *(computing)*
- The Federal Reserve targets 2% annual inflation as a policy condition guiding interest rate decisions since 2012. *(economics)*

## Used by
- [abandonment](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-abandonment.withdrawal) (L15)
- [abstraction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-abstraction.process) (L16)
- [alienation](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-alienation.separation) (L8)
- [alive](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-alive.biological) (L15)
- [ambush](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ambush.attack) (L11)
- [ancient](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ancient.temporal) (L18)
- [at capacity](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-at-capacity.threshold) (L13)
- [authenticity](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-authenticity.state) (L15)
- [autonomy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-autonomy.self-governed) (L15)
- [balance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-balance.state) (L15)
- [bleeding edge](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bleeding-edge.threshold) (L15)
- [blind](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-blind.unobserved) (L15)
- [bottleneck](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bottleneck.constraint) (L8)
- [breaking point](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-breaking-point.threshold) (L14)
- [brink](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-brink.edge) (L12)
- [buffer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-buffer.region) (L13)
- [burnout](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-burnout.capacity) (L19)
- [capacity](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-capacity.size) (L11)
- [catch twenty two](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-catch-twenty-two.dependency) (L12)
- [chain reaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-chain-reaction.stacked) (L17)
- [chaos](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-chaos.unpredictable-drift) (L12)
- [chokepoint](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-chokepoint.bottleneck) (L11)
- [collapse](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-collapse.failure) (L14)
- [comfort zone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-comfort-zone.named) (L15)
- [comfortable](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-comfortable.central) (L14)
- [complex](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-complex.structured) (L18)
- [complicated](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-complicated.structured) (L8)
- [constraint](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-constraint.limiting) (L12)
- [context](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-context.surrounding-conditions) (L11)
- [contingency](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-contingency.dependence) (L12)
- [contradiction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-contradiction.logical) (L11)
- [corruption](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-corruption.process) (L15)
- [critical mass](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-critical-mass.threshold) (L15)
- [crossed the line](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-crossed-the-line.threshold) (L18)
- [cusp](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cusp.threshold) (L14)
- [cutting corners](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cutting-corners.margin) (L15)
- [cycle](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cycle.loop) (L15)
- [death by a thousand cuts](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-death-by-a-thousand-cuts.drift) (L15)
- [decay](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-decay.process) (L15)
- [deferred maintenance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-deferred-maintenance.upkeep) (L15)

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