# third (ordinal)

the position in a sequence that follows second and precedes four

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [order](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-order.arrangement), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [come](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-come.arrive), [four](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-four.cardinal), [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), [follows](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-follows.sequential), [position](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-position.spatial), [precedes](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-precedes.temporal), [second](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-second.temporal)

**Through:** order arrangement organizes positions in time and space, where difference relation distinguishes second from four, and coming establishes the movement to the intermediate place

**Novel properties:**
- intermediate sequence position
- temporal succession
- spatial ordering

## Examples
- In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj Chopra won third place in the men's javelin throw with a throw of 87.58 meters. *(sports)*
- The Voyager 2 spacecraft passed Neptune, becoming the third human-made object to enter interstellar space. *(spaceflight)*
- In Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, the third movement is a lively scherzo in triple time, following the second movement's funeral march. *(music)*

## Used by
- [fourth](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fourth.ordinal) (L14)

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