soft · physical

not hard

Soft (adjective) means: not hard. It emerges from matter, energy: when matter is such that small energy can change its shape. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 14, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

Examples

• The pillows on the bed at the Ritz Paris were filled with down feathers, making them soft to the touch. everyday life
• Tofu produced by Higashimaru Soy Company has a soft texture due to high water content and gentle coagulation. food
• The asteroid 101955 Bennu, studied by NASA's OSIRIS-REx, has a surface so soft it gave way under the sampling probe. astronomy

Emergence

Chain to foundations

Neighborhood

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

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