# particular (specific)

a thing that is a specific detail and that differs from others

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: english  ·  Arena: definition

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [specific](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-specific.detail), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [details](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-details.information), [others](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-others.distinct-entities)

**Through:** specific detail and difference together make a thing that differs from others

**Novel properties:**
- distinct individual instance
- non-overlapping identity
- specificity with contrast

## Examples
- The 2020 U.S. Census counted 331,449,281 people, each recorded as a distinct resident at a specific address. *(institutions)*
- In the LHC, each proton collision produces unique particle tracks, no two identical in energy or trajectory. *(physics)*
- The Linux kernel 5.10 release log lists 23,500 individual code changes, each tied to a specific developer and timestamp. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [due](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-due.expected) (L9)
- [equipment](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-equipment.tool) (L9)

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