# possible (potential)

that can happen

- Computed level: L3 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: modal  ·  Arena: possible

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [energy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-energy.capacity), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension), [happen](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-happen.event-occurrence)

**Through:** When energy capacity is in time dimension, an event-occurrence can manifest as something possible.

**Novel properties:**
- contingency
- temporal openness
- non-actualized change

## Examples
- The Large Hadron Collider can produce Higgs bosons when operating at 13 TeV. *(physics)*
- A seed in dry soil remains viable for years until rain triggers germination. *(biology)*
- The 2020 Beirut port explosion became possible when ammonium nitrate was stored improperly for six years. *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [able](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-able.capacity) (L20)
- [enables](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-enables.facilitation) (L16)
- [future](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-future.temporal) (L4)
- [golf](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-golf.sport) (L15)
- [opportunities](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-opportunities.economic) (L11)
- [regret](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-regret.emotional) (L16)
- [risk](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-risk.uncertainty) (L4)
- [try](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-try.effort) (L12)
- [wish](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-wish.emotional) (L7)

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