physical · material

it is matter that is in space and persists through time

Physical (adjective) means: it is matter that is in space and persists through time. It emerges from matter, space, time, persist: matter occupies a region of space and continues through time, producing a material presence. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 2, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

Examples

• The Higgs boson detected at CERN in 2012 occupies space and endures for 10⁻²² seconds before decaying. physics
• The Great Wall of China spans 21,196 kilometers across terrain, persisting from the 7th century BCE into the present. engineering
• A live oak tree in New Orleans' City Park, over 800 years old, continues growing through hurricanes and urban change. biology

Emergence

Chain to foundations

Neighborhood

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

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