# points (location)

a part that is at a place

- Computed level: L2 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: points

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [part](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-part.relation), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** the part occupies the place, creating a distinct location

**Novel properties:**
- zero extent
- precise location
- distinct identity

## Examples
- Mount Everest's summit stays fixed at 29,032 feet above sea level despite continental drift moving the plate beneath it. *(geology)*
- The International Space Station maintains its position at 400 km altitude through periodic reboosts from attached thrusters. *(engineering)*
- The Greenwich Observatory in London defines the prime meridian, a fixed point used for global timekeeping since 1884. *(institutions)*

## Used by
- [address](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-address.location) (L12)
- [direction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-direction.spatial) (L13)
- [factor of safety](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-factor-of-safety.margin) (L15)
- [guide](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-guide.person) (L14)
- [index](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-index.reference) (L12)
- [line](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-line.geometric) (L12)
- [located](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-located.spatial) (L12)
- [location](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-location.spatial) (L12)
- [look](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-look.visual) (L15)
- [position](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-position.spatial) (L12)
- [reach](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-reach.spatial) (L12)

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