# score (points)

a quantity that is how much a thing differs from others in a game

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [quantity](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-quantity.numerical), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [others](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-others.distinct-entities)

**Through:** The quantity and the difference are how a thing differs from others in a game

**Novel properties:**
- relative performance measure
- aggregated point total

## Examples
- In the 2020 NBA Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat 106–98 in Game 6 to win the series 4–2. *(sports)*
- The Therac-25 radiation therapy machine delivered fatal overdoses due to software race conditions. *(engineering)*
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 542 points on November 9, 2016, following U.S. presidential election results. *(economics)*

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