# complexity (everyday)

When many parts interact in a pattern that is not simple.

- Computed level: L14 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: general

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [pattern](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pattern.regularity), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement)

**Through:** Many parts interact in a structured way that forms a non-simple pattern.

**Novel properties:**
- non-simplicity
- emergent behavior

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