state · condition

Ask Prometheus

a pattern of a thing that persists through time in a place

Examples

• The Earth's magnetic field has maintained its dipole orientation for over 780,000 years, deflecting solar radiation. geophysics
• The International Space Station remained in stable low-Earth orbit for over two decades despite atmospheric drag. engineering
• The U.S. Constitution has functioned as operative law since 1789, surviving civil war and societal transformation. institutions

Emergence

Chain to foundations

Neighborhood

Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.

Used by (60)

Provenance