# s (letter)

a visual mark that is different from other marks

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: letter  ·  Arena: emergencelexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [marks](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-marks.visual), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [visual](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-visual.perceptual)

**Through:** the visual mark and its difference make a distinct perceptual entity

**Novel properties:**
- distinct visual identity
- perceptual contrast
- mark uniqueness

## Examples
- In the English alphabet, 's' differs from 'r' and 'z' in handwritten cursive on U.S. legal forms. *(everyday life)*
- The letter 's' in the word 'mass' is visually distinct from 'm' and 'a' in the 16th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. *(publishing)*
- On a German keyboard (QWERTZ layout), the 's' key produces a lowercase 's' that differs from adjacent keys when typed in official Bundestag documents. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [check](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-check.verification) (L9)

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