# sat (posture)

to stay down in a position

- Computed level: L13 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: action.deed  ·  Arena: sat

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [position](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-position.spatial)

**Through:** the staying persists in a down position

**Novel properties:**
- supported weight
- balanced posture

## Examples
- The International Space Station remained in low Earth orbit for over 20 years, continuously counteracting atmospheric drag with periodic reboosts. *(engineering)*
- A neuron in the human prefrontal cortex sustained a depolarized state for over 30 seconds during working memory tasks, as recorded in patch-clamp studies. *(biology)*
- Mount Everest's South Col camp stayed occupied through the winter of 2020, the longest continuous human presence at that altitude on record. *(everyday life)*

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