# people (social)

a group of distinct entities that persist over time and interact through mutual touch

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [others](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-others.distinct-entities), [sets](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sets.grouped), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [distinct](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-distinct.attribute), [entities](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-entities.object), [interacting](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interacting.social), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [touch](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-touch.together), [groups](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-groups.collection), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** the distinct entities persist through time and mutually influence each other by touching, forming a coherent group

**Novel properties:**
- collective continuity
- reciprocal influence
- spatiotemporal cohesion

## Examples
- The Navajo Nation continues governance and cultural practices despite centuries of external pressure and displacement. *(institutions)*
- A colony of emperor penguins huddles through Antarctic winter, each chick surviving by shifting positions over 64 days. *(biology)*
- Users on Reddit form persistent communities like r/AskHistorians, moderating interactions and maintaining norms since 2010. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [activities](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-activities.general) (L7)
- [administration](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-administration.administrative) (L17)
- [adult](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-adult.person) (L7)
- [airport](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-airport.transport) (L17)
- [american](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-american.national) (L10)
- [anyone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-anyone.person) (L7)
- [art](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-art.creative) (L10)
- [artist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-artist.creative) (L11)
- [asks](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-asks.social) (L7)
- [author](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-author.person) (L8)
- [auto](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-auto.vehicle) (L17)
- [band](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-band.music) (L7)
- [bank](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bank.financial) (L17)
- [british](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-british.national) (L17)
- [browser](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-browser.software) (L18)
- [call](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-call.communication) (L9)
- [car](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-car.transport) (L16)
- [care](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-care.emotional) (L7)
- [career](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-career.occupation) (L21)
- [casino](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-casino.entertainment) (L17)
- [chicago](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-chicago.city) (L13)
- [children](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-children.human) (L8)
- [christmas](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-christmas.holiday) (L19)
- [church](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-church.religious) (L17)
- [city](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-city.place) (L7)
- [client](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-client.business) (L10)
- [club](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-club.social) (L10)
- [comments](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-comments.communication) (L11)
- [communications](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-communications.social) (L9)
- [community](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-community.social) (L7)
- [company](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-company.economic) (L9)
- [consumer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-consumer.economic) (L10)
- [copyright](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-copyright.legal) (L10)
- [council](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-council.governance) (L8)
- [country](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-country.political) (L11)
- [court](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-court.legal) (L17)
- [credit](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-credit.financial) (L12)
- [culture](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-culture.social) (L22)
- [customer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-customer.economic) (L18)
- [department](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-department.organizational) (L16)

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