# short (length)

having less length than is usual

- Computed level: L5 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: short

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [length](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-length.spatial), [small](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-small.size), [usual](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-usual.common)

**Through:** the length of a thing is compared to what is typical, and found to be less than usual

**Novel properties:**
- relative shortness
- deviation below typical extent
- contextual smallness in length

## Examples
- The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line trains are 16 meters long, shorter than most rapid transit cars worldwide. *(engineering)*
- The dwarf planet Ceres is 950 km wide, much shorter in diameter than Earth's Moon. *(astronomy)*
- In 2023, Norway's average male height was 180 cm, making men under 170 cm short by national standards. *(demographics)*

## Used by
- [concise](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-concise.linguistic) (L11)
- [fast](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fast.speed) (L9)
- [quick](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-quick.speed) (L10)
- [soon](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-soon.temporal) (L6)
- [sudden](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sudden.temporal) (L12)

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