# specific (detail)

that which does not differ from the thing it is about and is not others

- Computed level: L3 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: specific  ·  Arena: lexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [just](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-just.exact), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [others](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-others.distinct-entities)

**Through:** just and difference together make a thing that does not differ from the thing it is about and is not others

**Novel properties:**
- focused reference
- exclusive scope
- single‑thing focus

## Examples
- The International Prototype of the Kilogram remained unchanged in mass while serving as the standard until 2019. *(metrology)*
- The GPS system synchronizes atomic clocks on satellites to maintain exact time across the network. *(engineering)*
- Twin studies at the University of Minnesota in the 1980s showed identical genetic expressions in separated siblings. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [application](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-application.use) (L10)
- [april](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-april.month) (L14)
- [commission](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-commission.transaction) (L18)
- [jewelry](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-jewelry.accessory) (L14)
- [noun](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-noun.language) (L10)
- [particular](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-particular.specific) (L8)
- [technical](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-technical.skill) (L23)
- [terms](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-terms.language) (L11)
- [west](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-west.direction) (L15)

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