whether · conditional

if a condition is one of two different states

Whether (adjective) means: if a condition is one of two different states. It emerges from condition, difference, state: the condition is evaluated to determine which of the two different states it takes. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 4, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

Examples

• The International Space Station adjusts its orbit repeatedly to counteract atmospheric drag and avoid debris. engineering
• In 2008, Iceland's financial system collapsed when foreign investors simultaneously withdrew confidence in its banks. economics
• Prion proteins in mad cow disease convert normal molecules into misfolded forms, triggering a cascade of neurodegeneration. biology

Emergence

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Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.

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