# try (effort)

to act with work so that a possible result may happen

- Computed level: L12 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: verb  ·  Arena: try

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [act](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-act.deed), [work](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-work.effort), [possible](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-possible.potential), [outcome](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-outcome.result), [happen](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-happen.event-occurrence), [results](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-results.outcome)

**Through:** The act combined with effort explores a possible result, creating an intentional attempt that may lead to an event.

**Novel properties:**
- intentional attempt
- exploration of possibility
- causal link between effort and outcome

## Examples
- The Mars rover Perseverance attempts to drill into Martian rock despite power and torque limitations. *(engineering)*
- In 2008, Iceland’s central bank raised interest rates to 18% in an effort to stabilize the krona during the financial crisis. *(economics)*
- E. coli bacteria in a glucose-poor medium activate alternative metabolic pathways to survive. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [advertising](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-advertising.commercial) (L13)

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