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That by which things can be not as they were.

Energy (noun) means: That by which things can be not as they were. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 0, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

energy.capacity · forms: energy

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Chain to foundations

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Neighborhood

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

used by — 46 more not shownmatterL1matter.substance — A pattern of energy that is in one place in space through time.audioL2audio.auditory — a pattern of energy that repeats over time in a placeinteractionL2interaction.process — When two things change each other.noiseL2noise.auditory — a pattern of energy that changes in a place over time and does not repeat regularlymusicL3music.auditory — a pattern of energy changes that occurs again over timepossibleL3possible.potential — that can happenworkL3work.effort — a change that happens when energy moves something through spacecurrentL4current.fluid — a flow of matter or energy through a placeenergyL0energy.capacity — That by which things can be not as they were.

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matterL1audioL2interactionL2noiseL2musicL3possibleL3workL3currentL4chargedL5createL5deviceL5driveL5materialL5electricityL6engineL6machineL6photoL6effortL7foodL7blackL8colorL8imageL8lightL8plugL8redL9socketL9englishL11runL11silverL14softL14healthyL15lifeL15treading waterL15weatherL15carL16fragilityL16oilL16autoL17abilityL19dropping ballsL19healthL19hitting the wallL19hotL19powerL19running on emptyL19second windL19spread too thinL19stretched thinL19heatL20starL20fireL21sunL21thermalL21mindL22

Provenance

author: hand · date: 2026-07-29 · confidence: 1.0