# story (narrative)

a series of events about people that are said in language to share meaning

- Computed level: L13 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: mind  ·  Arena: definition

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [event](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-event.occurrence), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [language](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-language.communication), [said](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-said.speech), [says](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-says.speech), [series](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-series.ordered), [mean](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mean.signify), [meaning](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-meaning.significance), [share](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-share.distribution)

**Through:** the events about people are said in language, forming an ordered series

**Novel properties:**
- shared significance
- sequential representation
- communicated intent

## Examples
- The Iliad was recited for centuries by bards across ancient Greek cities, transmitting values and history through structured verse. *(culture)*
- The 2008 U.S. presidential election campaign used personal anecdotes in speeches to frame political messages and connect with voters. *(politics)*
- The Linux kernel's changelog documents thousands of code changes, explaining each update in narrative form for developer coordination. *(computing)*

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