# state (condition)

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

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [pattern](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pattern.regularity), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** the pattern of a thing continues while it stays in a place during time

**Novel properties:**
- location‑specific condition
- temporal continuity
- identifiable configuration

## 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)*

## Used by
- [according](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-according.agreement) (L3)
- [alienation](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-alienation.separation) (L8)
- [alone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-alone.state) (L3)
- [ambiguity](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ambiguity.state) (L11)
- [availability](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-availability.resource) (L6)
- [become](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-become.change) (L5)
- [black](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-black.color) (L8)
- [certain](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-certain.confidence) (L8)
- [check](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-check.verification) (L9)
- [condition](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-condition.state) (L3)
- [county](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-county.administrative) (L10)
- [cycle](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cycle.loop) (L15)
- [easy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-easy.effort) (L7)
- [employment](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-employment.economic) (L19)
- [express](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-express.communication) (L10)
- [feel](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-feel.sensory) (L11)
- [fine](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fine.quality) (L7)
- [full](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-full.state) (L10)
- [goal](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-goal.purpose) (L6)
- [greater than the sum](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-greater-than-the-sum.excess) (L10)
- [happy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-happy.emotional) (L18)
- [hard](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hard.difficulty) (L13)
- [health](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-health.condition) (L19)
- [hot](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hot.temperature) (L19)
- [interest](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interest.psychological) (L8)
- [issue](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-issue.problem) (L3)
- [keep](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-keep.maintenance) (L5)
- [know](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-know.cognitive) (L7)
- [learn](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-learn.cognitive) (L7)
- [legal](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-legal.law) (L10)
- [life](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-life.biological) (L15)
- [light](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-light.visual) (L8)
- [mar](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mar.damage) (L4)
- [mean](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mean.signify) (L9)
- [meaning](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-meaning.significance) (L8)
- [mode](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mode.method) (L10)
- [need](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-need.psychological) (L5)
- [noun](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-noun.language) (L10)
- [open](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-open.spatial) (L17)
- [organized](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-organized.structure) (L3)

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