# share (distribution)

a portion of a thing that is given to others

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [portion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-portion.share), [give](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-give.transfer), [given](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-given.premise), [others](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-others.distinct-entities)

**Through:** the portion is transferred to others through the act of giving

**Novel properties:**
- recipient assignment
- distributed ownership
- allocative purpose

## Examples
- Farmers in Kerala's Kuttanad region share harvest proceeds from co-op rice paddies via the NREGA payment system. *(economics)*
- The International Space Station divides solar power equally among partner modules using a shared bus network. *(engineering)*
- A beehive allocates nectar stores to worker bees based on colony needs during winter months. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [advertising](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-advertising.commercial) (L13)
- [average](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-average.statistical) (L9)
- [category](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-category.group) (L9)
- [club](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-club.social) (L10)
- [discussion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-discussion.social) (L13)
- [distribution](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-distribution.economic) (L10)
- [federal](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-federal.government) (L20)
- [friend](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-friend.social) (L9)
- [layer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-layer.stratum) (L12)
- [pics](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pics.visual) (L14)
- [society](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-society.social) (L10)
- [story](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-story.narrative) (L13)

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