{
  "id": "proportion.relation",
  "term": "proportion",
  "sense": "relation",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 18,
  "arena": "emergence",
  "domain": "window",
  "style": "window",
  "definition": "the relation among several parameters that keeps all of their windows open at once",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "parameter.condition",
      "window.range",
      "drift.aimless",
      "keep.maintenance",
      "several.quantity",
      "open.spatial",
      "relation.association",
      "once.temporal"
    ],
    "interaction": "The components interact as multiple parameters maintain their respective ranges open through continuous adjustment despite aimless drift.",
    "novel_properties": [
      "sustained co-availability",
      "temporally unified openness",
      "dynamic range coordination"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The U.S. Standard Gauge of 4 feet 8.5 inches links compatible rail networks across 25,000 miles of track, enabling continuous freight movement.",
      "domain": "engineering"
    },
    {
      "text": "In 2020, the International Space Station maintained a breathable atmosphere by balancing O₂, CO₂, and pressure levels across all modules.",
      "domain": "physics"
    },
    {
      "text": "The Federal Reserve adjusts interest rates in response to inflation and unemployment, keeping both within target windows since 1977.",
      "domain": "economics"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "used_by": [],
  "forms": [
    "proportion"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "retrofit:qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.8,
    "sources": [
      "Sample/abstract-concepts-as-ranges.md"
    ],
    "reconciled": {
      "by": "openrouter:qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507",
      "date": "2026-07-31",
      "changed": "components",
      "note": "Removed 'windows.opening' (L10) as it refers to physical structures and is not constitutive; kept 'once.temporal' as it is essential for 'at once'. All other listed components are directly implicated "
    },
    "restored": {
      "date": "2026-07-31",
      "from": "Sample/abstract-concepts-as-ranges.md",
      "replaced": "the relation among several parameters that keeps all of their ranges accessible at once"
    }
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-proportion.relation"
}