still · quiet
Ask Prometheusa state that does not move and does not change
Still (adjective) means: a state that does not move and does not change. It emerges from motion, change, state: when motion and change are absent, a condition persists without alteration in place or form. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 3, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- The granite of El Capitan in Yosemite remained unchanged for 10 million years despite wind and rain erosion. geology
- The core memory of the Apollo Guidance Computer retained its state without refresh for hours after power-off. engineering
- The Dead Sea Scrolls lay undisturbed in Qumran caves for over 2,000 years until their discovery in 1947. archaeology
Emergence
through: when motion and change are absent, a condition persists without alteration in place or form
- persistence without movement
- unchanging presence
- temporal stability
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (15 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Used by (6)
Relations
| is-a | state.condition | is-a |