almost · approximation

not just exact but near

Almost (adjective) means: not just exact but near. It emerges from just, near, exact: exactness and nearness combine to form a state that is close to precision but not strictly exact. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 4, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

Examples

• The Hubble Space Telescope's mirror was polished to within 10 nanometers of the correct shape, but the error caused significant image distortion. engineering
• In 2003, the Northeast Blackout spread because grid operators were unaware voltage levels were almost critical until cascading failure began. institutions
• Water boils at 99.97°C on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau due to lower atmospheric pressure, almost but not quite 100°C. physics

Emergence

Chain to foundations

Neighborhood

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

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