small · size

a thing that is less extent than most other things

Small (adjective) means: a thing that is less extent than most other things. It emerges from size, extent: size.measurement and extent.spatial together describe how much space a thing is in, and when this amount is compared to most other things it creates the notion of being less. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 4, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

Examples

• The Bacterium *Mycoplasma genitalium* measures 200 nanometers, among the smallest known cells. biology
• The 1971 Intel 4004 microprocessor chip was 12 mm², tiny compared to earlier logic boards. engineering
• The country of Vatican City spans 0.49 km², smaller than most urban parks. institutions

Emergence

Chain to foundations

Neighborhood

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

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