# since (temporal)

from a previous time until now

- Computed level: L2 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: linguistic  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [previous](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-previous.temporal), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** previous temporal time together is a point that remains until now

**Novel properties:**
- starting point
- continuous interval

## Examples
- The Voyager 1 probe has transmitted data continuously since its launch in 1977, now over 45 years. *(spaceflight)*
- Mount Etna has erupted at least once every decade since 1500 BCE, according to archaeological records. *(geology)*
- The Japanese imperial line has reigned since 660 BCE, as recorded in the Nihon Shoki. *(institutions)*

## Used by
- [age](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-age.temporal) (L3)
- [recent](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-recent.temporal) (L5)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-since.temporal*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-since.temporal.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*