# small (size)

a thing that is less extent than most other things

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: size  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

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

**Through:** size.measurement and extent.spatial together describe how much space a thing is in, and when this amount is compared to most other things it creates the notion of being less

**Novel properties:**
- relative minimal extent
- perceived diminutiveness

## Examples
- The Bacterium *Mycoplasma genitalium* measures 200 nanometers, among the smallest known cells. *(biology)*
- The 1971 Intel 4004 microprocessor chip was 12 mm², tiny compared to earlier logic boards. *(engineering)*
- The country of Vatican City spans 0.49 km², smaller than most urban parks. *(institutions)*

## Used by
- [bit](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bit.quantity) (L5)
- [brink](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-brink.edge) (L12)
- [bush](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bush.plant) (L16)
- [card](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-card.paper) (L16)
- [channel](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-channel.waterway) (L15)
- [least](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-least.comparative) (L8)
- [low](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-low.spatial) (L5)
- [marginal](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-marginal.spatial) (L12)
- [narrow](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-narrow.spatial) (L5)
- [sand](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sand.material) (L10)
- [short](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-short.length) (L5)
- [the compression claim](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-compression-claim.assertion) (L12)
- [thread](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thread.material) (L18)
- [young](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-young.age) (L6)

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