# standard (norm)

a thing that is just and regular and is used as a measure for other things

- Computed level: L14 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: L3  ·  Arena: standard

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [just](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-just.exact), [regular](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-regular.frequency), [measure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-measure.quantitative), [measurement](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-measurement.quantitative), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application)

**Through:** just and regular together make a reference that other things can compare to

**Novel properties:**
- comparative reference point
- quantifiable standard
- consistent benchmark

## Examples
- The International Prototype of the Kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, defined the unit of mass from 1889 until 2019. *(physics)*
- The Federal Reserve raises interest rates seven times between 2022 and 2023 to combat inflation above its 2% target. *(economics)*
- The Unicode Standard assigns unique code points to over 140,000 characters across 161 modern and historic scripts. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [meters](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-meters.measurement) (L15)
- [professional](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-professional.occupation) (L15)

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