# winner takes all (exceeding)

*Ordinarily means:* One person gets everything and the others get nothing.

When a thing's window allows only one instance to persist, and all others are excluded despite their parts being capable of more.

- Computed level: L18 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: social dynamics

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [window](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-window.range), [wall](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-wall.range-end), [parameter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parameter.condition), [maintenance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-maintenance.upkeep), [whole](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-whole.complete)

**Through:** interaction.process

**Novel properties:**
- whole.exceeding.its.parts

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-winner-takes-all.exceeding*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-winner-takes-all.exceeding.json*  
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