# cascade (flow)

A flow of matter that moves through one place and then another during time.

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [flow](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-flow.movement), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** Flow moves through space over time, and time allows each part of the flow to follow the previous, creating a sequence.

**Novel properties:**
- sequential motion
- downstream effect

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cascade.flow*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cascade.flow.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*