ephemerality
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thumb|right|The ephemeral nature of Granite Plateau Creek on the Mawson Plateau means the creek is usually a series of waterholes thumb|The travelling festival Burning Man was described by one scholar as the "very definition of ephemerality".
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- Ephemerality and nature
- Geographical features
- Biological processes
- Ephemerality and society
- Ephemeral objects
- Ephemerality as a human condition
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|right|The ephemeral nature of Granite Plateau Creek on the Mawson Plateau means the creek is usually a series of waterholes thumb|The travelling festival Burning Man was described by one scholar as the "very definition of ephemerality".
Ephemerality () is the concept of things being transitory, existing only briefly. Academically, the term ephemeral constitutionally describes a diverse assortment of things and experiences, from digital media to types of ponds and streams. "There is no single definition of ephemerality". With respect to unique performances, for example, it has been noted that "[e]phemerality is a quality caused by the ebb and flow of the crowd's concentration on the performance and a reflection of the nostalgic character of specific performances". Because different people may value the passage of time differently, ephemerality may be a relative, perceptual concept: "In brief, what is short-lived may not be the object itself, but the attention we afford it".