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a parameter whose window is narrow

Order (noun) means: a parameter whose window is narrow. It emerges from parameter, window, narrow: multiplicative. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 8, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

order.arrangement · forms: order, ordered, ordering, orders

Examples

Emergence

from: parameter window narrow
through: multiplicative

Chain to foundations

arrangementL3 arrangement.spatial: a structure of parts in space.changeL1 change.process: When a thing is not the same after as it was before.smallL4 small.size: a thing that is less extent than most other thingsoutsideL6 outside.spatial: the space that is not inside a thing's boundaryorderL8 order.arrangement: a parameter whose window is narrowspaceL0 space.extent: Where things can be: that in which one thing is here and another is there, apart.extentL3 extent.spatial: how much space matter hasmatterL1 matter.substance: A pattern of energy that is in one place in space through time.rangeL3 range.spatial: the space between two boundariespartL1 part.relation: Something that is in a thing but is not all of that thing.narrowL5 narrow.spatial: Having a small range between boundaries.stateL2 state.condition: a pattern of a thing that persists through time in a placeboundaryL2 boundary.limit: The place where a thing ends and what is not the thing begins.energyL0 energy.capacity: That by which things can be not as they were.insideL5 inside.spatial: in the space that is within an object's boundarytimeL0 time.dimension: The before and after of things: that in which a thing can be, and then not be the same.persistL1 persist.continue: To be the same through time.parameterL4 parameter.condition: A condition of a thing that can change while the thing persists.windowL7 window.range: The range of a parameter within which a thing can be; outside it the thing ends though its parts persist.differenceL1 difference.relation: When one thing is not the same as another; the pattern of one is not the pattern of the other.sizeL2 size.measurement: the space that a thing's matter is inobjectL4 object.entity: A thing that has a boundary and an arrangement of parts that persists through time in a place.conditionL3 condition.state: a state of a thing that persists through time in a placestructureL2 structure.arrangement: The pattern of how the parts of a thing are placed in space.patternL0 pattern.regularity: That which is the same again: what is here is also there, or what is now was also before.
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Neighborhood

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

used by — 15 more not shownbuilt frombaseL9base.foundation — a part of a thing that is ordered to support other partsbidL9bid.offer — to give an amount for a thing in order to get itdesignL9design.plan — a structure that orders parts for a goaldirectoryL9directory.information — a collection of items in order so each has a namefollowsL9follows.sequential — to move after something in time with the same order as it happenslistL9list.ordered — a structure of pieces that are in an orderprofileL9profile.personal — a piece of information that is ordered with details about a personlastL10last.order — the thing that comes after every other in a listorderL8order.arrangement — a parameter whose window is narrowparameterL4parameter.condition — A condition of a thing that can change while the thing persists.windowL7window.range — The range of a parameter within which a thing can be; outside it the thing ends though its parts persist.narrowL5narrow.spatial — Having a small range between boundaries.

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baseL9bidL9designL9directoryL9followsL9listL9profileL9lastL10projectL10seriesL10gameL11planL11thirdL13fourthL14primaryL15rulesL16editorL17governanceL17softwareL17complexL18aprilL24calendarL24juneL24

Relations

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abstractspattern.regularityabstracts

Provenance

author: openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b · date: 2026-07-29 · confidence: 0.8 · source: Sample/abstract-concepts-as-ranges.md