# system (organized)

a set of parts that interact together in a structure

- Computed level: L5 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: noun  ·  Arena: system

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [sets](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sets.grouped), [part](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-part.relation), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process)

**Through:** the parts change each other through their connections within the arrangement

**Novel properties:**
- emergent behavior
- cohesive function
- interdependence

## Examples
- The International Space Station maintains orbit through periodic reboosts by visiting spacecraft. *(engineering)*
- The human circulatory system delivers oxygen using a network of vessels and a four-chambered heart. *(biology)*
- The Linux kernel integrates device drivers, file systems, and process schedulers to manage computer hardware. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [administration](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-administration.administrative) (L17)
- [ancient](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ancient.temporal) (L18)
- [authenticity](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-authenticity.state) (L15)
- [bottleneck](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bottleneck.constraint) (L8)
- [city](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-city.place) (L7)
- [context](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-context.surrounding-conditions) (L11)
- [department](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-department.organizational) (L16)
- [dissonance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-dissonance.conflict) (L15)
- [ecosystem](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ecosystem.interdependent) (L15)
- [erosion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-erosion.process) (L12)
- [federal](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-federal.government) (L20)
- [governance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-governance.administrative) (L9)
- [grip](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-grip.constraint) (L13)
- [harmony](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-harmony.relational) (L15)
- [industry](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-industry.economic) (L6)
- [internet](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-internet.digital) (L10)
- [invasive](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-invasive.system) (L17)
- [keystone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-keystone.system) (L18)
- [legacy code](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-legacy-code.unmeasured) (L15)
- [legacy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-legacy.enduring) (L18)
- [network](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-network.system) (L9)
- [niche](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-niche.parameter-space) (L18)
- [obsolete](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-obsolete.inactive) (L15)
- [parasitism](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parasitism.systemic) (L18)
- [policy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-policy.governance) (L8)
- [redundancy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-redundancy.engineering) (L12)
- [reputation](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-reputation.social-model) (L15)
- [research](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-research.investigation) (L7)
- [resource](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-resource.material) (L15)
- [responsibility](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-responsibility.moral) (L15)
- [scaffold](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-scaffold.temporary) (L15)
- [science](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-science.knowledge) (L8)
- [season](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-season.climate) (L16)
- [submit](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-submit.administrative) (L18)
- [symbiosis](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-symbiosis.mutual) (L18)
- [threshold](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-threshold.boundary) (L11)
- [trust](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-trust.reliance) (L15)
- [user](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-user.role) (L7)
- [waste](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-waste.output) (L12)

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