# super (intensifier)

more great than what is usual

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: adjective  ·  Arena: super

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [great](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-great.size), [high](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-high.spatial), [further](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-further.degree), [usual](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-usual.common)

**Through:** great and high together increase the degree more than usual

**Novel properties:**
- extreme degree
- excess beyond normal
- amplified quality

## Examples
- The 2011 Tohoku earthquake registered 9.0 on the Richter scale, stronger than any previous quake recorded in Japan's modern history. *(geology)*
- The Large Hadron Collider accelerates protons to 99.9999991% of the speed of light, exceeding any other human-made velocity. *(physics)*
- Mount Everest rises 8,848 meters above sea level, surpassing all other peaks on Earth's surface. *(geography)*

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-super.intensifier.json*  
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