# soft (physical)

not hard

- Computed level: L14 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: adjective  ·  Arena: emergencelexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [energy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-energy.capacity)

**Through:** when matter is such that small energy can change its shape

**Novel properties:**
- low resistance
- yielding texture
- soft touch

## Examples
- The pillows on the bed at the Ritz Paris were filled with down feathers, making them soft to the touch. *(everyday life)*
- Tofu produced by Higashimaru Soy Company has a soft texture due to high water content and gentle coagulation. *(food)*
- The asteroid 101955 Bennu, studied by NASA's OSIRIS-REx, has a surface so soft it gave way under the sampling probe. *(astronomy)*

## Used by
- [fur](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fur.material) (L15)

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