# reach (spatial)

to go to point

- Computed level: L12 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: spatial  ·  Arena: verb

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [motion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-motion.movement), [points](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-points.location)

**Through:** The motion moves the subject until it come to point.

**Novel properties:**
- directed arrival
- target attainment

## Examples
- The Mars rover Perseverance drove 2.5 km across Jezero Crater to reach an ancient river delta in 2023. *(space exploration)*
- Amazon delivery trucks reach every ZIP code in the contiguous U.S., including remote areas like Ouzinkie, Alaska. *(logistics)*
- Neural growth cones in a developing human embryo reach from the spinal cord to fingertip receptors within 8 weeks. *(developmental biology)*

## Used by
- [impossibility](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-impossibility.unreachable) (L17)
- [measure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-measure.quantitative) (L13)
- [permanence](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-permanence.enduring) (L13)
- [plan](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-plan.strategic) (L13)
- [possibility](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-possibility.potential) (L14)
- [simple](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-simple.effort) (L13)

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