# affect (emotional)

To cause a change in the state of something over time.

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: psychological

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [state](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-state.condition)

**Through:** A change in a persistent condition produces an affect.

**Novel properties:**
- emotional shift
- psychological impact

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-affect.emotional*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-affect.emotional.json*  
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