# quality (value)

a state that is a thing more distinct or less distinct

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: quality

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [state](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-state.condition), [distinct](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-distinct.attribute)

**Through:** the state and the distinct together are a thing more distinct or less distinct

**Novel properties:**
- distinct level
- more-or-less distinctness

## Examples
- The Large Hadron Collider maintains proton beam stability within 0.001% tolerance during collisions. *(physics)*
- Toyota's factory in Georgetown, Kentucky, sustains defect rates below 10 per million units through real-time sensor feedback. *(engineering)*
- The U.S. Constitution remained operative through 234 years, despite shifts in literacy, war, and technology. *(institutions)*

## Used by
- [cheap](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cheap.economic) (L10)
- [non](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-non.negation) (L9)
- [tough](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-tough.resilient) (L17)
- [value](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-value.worth) (L9)

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