# present (gift)

an object given to a person

- Computed level: L17 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emergence  ·  Arena: present

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [object](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-object.entity), [give](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-give.transfer), [human](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-human.person), [given](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-given.premise), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social)

**Through:** When an object is transferred through a social premise of giving, it becomes a present.

**Novel properties:**
- occasioned exchange
- social significance
- recipient-imputed value

## Examples
- In 2023, Gitanjali Rao received the 3D-printed 'Young Scientist Award' trophy from Discovery Education at the national finals in Orlando. *(education)*
- The Mars Perseverance rover carried a silicon chip inscribed with 10.9 million names to Mars in 2021. *(space)*
- On December 25, 1971, President Nixon gave Chairman Mao a porcelain swan figurine during the Shanghai summit. *(diplomacy)*

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-present.gift.json*  
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