# review (assessment)

a piece of information about how something differs from its previous condition

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: language  ·  Arena: lexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [previous](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-previous.temporal), [condition](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-condition.state), [piece](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-piece.portion)

**Through:** information about a previous condition and a now condition together make a difference

**Novel properties:**
- evaluative summary
- critical perspective
- synthesized assessment

## Examples
- The 2019 Boeing 737 MAX safety review revealed flight control changes after two crashes killed 346 people. *(engineering)*
- In 2008, the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report reviewed global temperature shifts since 1900 using 2,500 scientific studies. *(science)*
- Netflix's algorithm reviews a user's viewing history weekly to adjust recommended shows. *(computing)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-review.assessment*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-review.assessment.json*  
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