large · size
Ask PrometheusHaving more space than a usual thing has.
Large (adjective) means: Having more space than a usual thing has. It emerges from big, usual, space: When something has more space than a typical instance, and that typical size sets a baseline, the perception of excess extent emerges. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 3, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- The Great Wall of China stretches over 21,000 kilometers, far longer than most fortifications. engineering
- Jupiter has a diameter of 139,820 km, making it the largest planet in the Solar System. astronomy
- The 2020 Amazon rainforest fires affected over 1.5 million hectares, an area larger than many countries. environment
Emergence
through: When something has more space than a typical instance, and that typical size sets a baseline, the perception of excess extent emerges.
- excess extent
- comparative largeness
- deviation from norm
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (12 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Used by (13)
halfL4hugeL4wideL4lotL8millionL8countyL10africaL11chicagoL13industrialL13parkL14summaryL14airportL17englandL17
Relations
| is-a | big.size | is-a |
| contrasts-with | small.size | contrasts-with |