# think (cognitive)

to bring about new information through the interaction of knowledge and change

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [knowledge](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-knowledge.cognitive), [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge), [make](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-make.verb), [new](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-new.recent)

**Through:** knowledge and change interact to bring about new information

**Novel properties:**
- novel insight
- structured transformation
- emergent understanding

## Examples
- The Large Hadron Collider detected the Higgs boson by colliding protons at 13 TeV, producing new data about mass origins. *(physics)*
- In 2017, AlphaGo Zero mastered Go by self-play, generating novel strategies beyond human knowledge. *(computing)*
- The 1986 Challenger disaster inquiry reinterpreted O-ring test data, revealing new failure patterns in solid rocket boosters. *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [believe](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-believe.cognitive) (L9)
- [cognitive](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cognitive.mental) (L20)

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