# rather (comparative)

more different than usual

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [further](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-further.degree), [usual](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-usual.common)

**Through:** difference.relation signals a change from a reference and further.degree adds a greater amount, together expressing a moderate increase relative to what is usual.

**Novel properties:**
- moderate increase from norm
- comparative emphasis
- deviation from regularity

## Examples
- The International Space Station orbits 200 km higher than usual to avoid space debris from the 2009 Iridium 33 collision. *(engineering)*
- Tibetan monks chant in a lower register than usual during winter festivals to match the colder air density. *(culture)*
- Neptune's wind speeds reach 2000 km/h, rather faster than usual for gas giants closer to the sun. *(physics)*

## Used by
- [confusion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-confusion.state) (L15)
- [cusp](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cusp.threshold) (L14)
- [doubt](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-doubt.epistemic) (L15)
- [rent](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-rent.income) (L18)

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