# source (origin)

a place where a thing begins

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

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

**Through:** the place marks where the thing begins

**Novel properties:**
- origin
- starting point

## Examples
- The Nile's White Nile branch begins at Lake Victoria, feeding the river's flow across Sudan and Egypt. *(geography)*
- The Bitcoin network generates new blocks approximately every 10 minutes, starting from the genesis block in 2009. *(computing)*
- Glacial meltwater from the Himalayas forms the headwaters of the Ganges, sustaining river flow downstream. *(environment)*

## Used by
- [according](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-according.agreement) (L3)
- [degree](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-degree.measurement) (L13)
- [delay](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-delay.timing) (L15)
- [feedback](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-feedback.communication) (L14)
- [institutional memory](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-institutional-memory.path-dependence) (L14)
- [original](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-original.first) (L5)
- [quote](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-quote.writing) (L8)
- [start](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-start.action) (L5)
- [subscribe](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-subscribe.service) (L7)

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