What does persist emerge from?

Persist emerges from time, pattern. A pattern compared with itself across time matches. Properties present in the whole and in none of the parts: identity through time, stability.

How does persist chain down to the foundations?

Persist is at computed level 1. Its chain runs through time down to the four foundations: space, time, energy and pattern. Levels are computed from the graph, never asserted.

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To be the same through time.

Persist (verb) means: To be the same through time. It emerges from time, pattern: A pattern compared with itself across time matches. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 1, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

persist.continue · forms: persist, persisted, persisting, persists, remain, remains, stay, stays, still

Examples

The International Space Station maintains its orbit at approximately 400 km altitude, requiring periodic reboosts to counteract atmospheric drag. engineering
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter has persisted for at least 189 years, observed continuously since 1830. astronomy
The U.S. Constitution has remained in effect since 1789, through amendments and legal interpretations. institutions

Emergence

from: time pattern

through: A pattern compared with itself across time matches.

identity through time
stability

Chain to foundations

full chain as text (3 steps)

persistL1
- timeL0
- patternL0

Neighborhood

Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.

Used by (128)

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Relations

contrasts-with

change.process

persistence is the match case, change the mismatch case, of the same comparison

Provenance

author: hand · date: 2026-07-29 · confidence: 1.0