# collective (group)

A pattern of others that are together in a place and change each other over time.

- Computed level: L3 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: social

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [others](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-others.distinct-entities), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [pattern](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pattern.regularity), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** Multiple distinct entities interact persistently in a shared space over time, forming a regular pattern of mutual change.

**Novel properties:**
- shared behavior
- group identity
- emergent coordination

## Used by
- [race to the bottom](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-race-to-the-bottom.collective) (L15)

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