Natural Language View: GFO No Occurents
ABSTRACT (class)
Typology | An abstract is an individual. |
Distinctions | No abstract is a space time, or a concrete. |
Typology | An abstract is an individual. |
Distinctions | No abstract is a space time, or a concrete. |
Definition | An amount of substrate is defined as a mass entity. |
Typology | An amount of substrate is both a presential, and a continuous. |
Typology | An awareness level is a level. |
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Typology | A biological level is a level. |
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Description | If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then Y is a category: "is instance of", "has as category" and "has as categorial part". If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then X is a category: "is instantiated by" and "has as categorial part". |
Examples | The following are categories: universals, symbol structures and ontological layers, and so on (4 items in total). |
Distinctions | No category is an individual. |
Description | The property "is agent in" is a sub-property of "causes". X is caused by Y if and only if Y causes X. |
Typology | A chemical level is a level. |
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Typology | A chronoid is a temporal region. |
Description | If X is time boundary of Y then Y is a chronoid. If X has as time boundary Y then X is a chronoid. |
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Distinctions | No concept is an universal, or a symbol structure. |
Typology | A concrete is an individual. |
Description | If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then Y is a concrete: "is part of", "has as token" and "has as part". If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then X is a concrete: "is part of" and "has as part". |
Examples | The following are concretes: tokens, roles and property values, and so on (5 items in total). |
Distinctions | No concrete is a space time. |
Typology | A configuration is a presential. |
Examples | A situation is a configuration. |
Distinctions | No configuration is a material object, or a material boundary. |
Definition | A continuous is defined as an individual that is not a discrete. |
Typology | A continuous is an individual. |
Examples | Mass entities, and amounts of substrate are continuous. |
Definition | A dependent is defined as something that depends on an item. |
Typology | A dependent is an individual. |
Examples | The following are dependents: relational roles, property values and properties, and so on (4 items in total). |
Distinctions | No dependent is an independent. |
Description | The property "is boundary of" is a sub-property of "depends on". If X depends on Y then Y is an item. If X depends on Y then X is an item. X is necessary for Y if and only if Y depends on X. |
Typology | A discrete is an individual. |
Examples | A discrete presential is a discrete. |
Typology | A discrete presential is both a presential, and a discrete. |
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Examples | Material structures, and material objects are discrete presentials. |
Distinctions | No discrete presential is a mass entity. |
Definition | An entity is defined as something that is an item, or is a set. |
Description | If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then X is an entity: "is member of" and "is instance of". If X has as member Y then Y is an entity. |
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Description | If X exists at Y then Y is a time boundary. If X exists at Y then X is a presential. The object property "exists at" is functional. |
Description | If X frames Y then Y is a material object. If X frames Y then X is a topoid. X frames Y if and only if Y is framed by X. The object property "frames" is inverse-functional. |
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Description | If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then X is a function: "has as requirement", "has as goal", "has as functional item" and "has as function determinant". If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then Y is a function: "realizes", "has as function" and "is function determinant of". |
Description | X is agent in Y if and only if Y has as agent X. |
Description | The following properties are sub-properties of "has as boundary": "has as time boundary" and "has as spatial boundary". X has as boundary Y if and only if Y is boundary of X. The object property "has as boundary" is inverse-functional. |
Typology | The property "has as categorial part" is a sub-property of "is abstract has part". |
Description | If X has as categorial part Y then Y is a category. If X has as categorial part Y then X is a category. X has as categorial part Y if and only if Y is categorial part of X. |
Description | If X has as category Y then Y is a category. If X has as category Y then X is an ontological layer. X has as category Y if and only if Y is category in layer X. |
Typology | The property "has as constituent part" is a sub-property of "has as proper part". |
Description | X is constituent part of Y if and only if Y has as constituent part X. |
Description | If X has as function Y then Y is a function. If X has as function Y then X is an individual. X is function of Y if and only if Y has as function X. |
Description | The following properties are sub-properties of "has as function determinant": "has as requirement", "has as goal" and "has as functional item". If X has as function determinant Y then Y is an individual. If X has as function determinant Y then X is a function. X has as function determinant Y if and only if Y is function determinant of X. |
Typology | The property "has as functional item" is a sub-property of "has as function determinant". |
Description | If X has as functional item Y then Y is a role. If X has as functional item Y then X is a function. X has as functional item Y if and only if Y is functional item of X. The object property "has as functional item" is functional. |
Typology | The property "has as goal" is a sub-property of "has as function determinant". |
Description | If X has as goal Y then X is a function. X has as goal Y if and only if Y is goal of X. |
Typology | The property "has as left time boundary" is a sub-property of "has as time boundary". |
Description | X has as left time boundary Y if and only if Y is left boundary of X. The object property "has as left time boundary" is functional. |
Description | If X has as member Y then Y is an entity. If X has as member Y then X is a set. X has as member Y if and only if Y is member of X. |
Typology | The property "has as part" is a sub-property of "is abstract has part". |
Description | The property "has as proper part" is a sub-property of "has as part". If X has as part Y then Y is a concrete. If X has as part Y then X is a concrete. X is part of Y if and only if Y has as part X. The property "has as part" is transitive. |
Description | If X has as participant Y then Y is a presential. X has as participant Y if and only if Y participates in X. |
Typology | The property "has as proper part" is a sub-property of "has as part". |
Description | The property "has as constituent part" is a sub-property of "has as proper part". X is proper part of Y if and only if Y has as proper part X. The property "has as proper part" is transitive. |
Typology | The property "has as requirement" is a sub-property of "has as function determinant". |
Description | If X has as requirement Y then X is a function. X is requirement of Y if and only if Y has as requirement X. |
Typology | The property "has as right time boundary" is a sub-property of "has as time boundary". |
Description | X is right boundary of Y if and only if Y has as right time boundary X. The object property "has as right time boundary" is functional. |
Description | X is sequence constituent of Y if and only if Y has as sequence constituent X. |
Typology | The property "has as spatial boundary" is a sub-property of "has as boundary". |
Description | If X has as spatial boundary Y then Y is a spatial boundary. X has as spatial boundary Y if and only if Y is spatial boundary of X. |
Typology | The property "has as time boundary" is a sub-property of "has as boundary". |
Description | The following properties are sub-properties of "has as time boundary": "has as right time boundary" and "has as left time boundary". If X has as time boundary Y then Y is a time boundary. If X has as time boundary Y then X is a chronoid. X has as time boundary Y if and only if Y is time boundary of X. |
Typology | The property "has as token" is a sub-property of "is instance of". |
Description | If X has as token Y then Y is a concrete. If X has as token Y then X is a symbol structure. X has as token Y if and only if Y is token of X. |
Description | If X has as value Y then Y is a property value. If X has as value Y then X is a property. X is value of Y if and only if Y has as value X. |
Typology | An independent is an individual. |
Examples | A social role is an independent. |
Distinctions | No dependent is an independent. |
Definition | An individual is defined as something that is an abstract, is a concrete, or is a space time, is a dependent, or is an independent, and is a role, or is an individual, and is not a role. |
Typology | An individual is an item. |
Description | If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then Y is an individual: "is role of", "is layer of" and "has as function determinant". If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then X is an individual: "realizes", "is on layer" and "has as function". An individual is not something that is instantiated by an item. |
Examples | The following are individuals: space times, relators and presentials, and so on (9 items in total). |
Distinctions | No category is an individual. |
Description | The following properties are sub-properties of "is abstract has part": "has as part" and "has as categorial part". If X is abstract has part Y then Y is an item. If X is abstract has part Y then X is an item. X is abstract part of Y if and only if Y is abstract has part X. The property "is abstract has part" is transitive. |
Description | The following properties are sub-properties of "is abstract part of": "is part of" and "is categorial part of". If X is abstract part of Y then Y is an item. If X is abstract part of Y then X is an item. X is abstract part of Y if and only if Y is abstract has part X. The property "is abstract part of" is transitive. |
Typology | The property "is agent in" is a sub-property of the following properties: "participates in" and "causes". |
Description | X is agent in Y if and only if Y has as agent X. |
Typology | The property "is boundary of" is a sub-property of "depends on". |
Description | The following properties are sub-properties of "is boundary of": "is time boundary of" and "is spatial boundary of". X has as boundary Y if and only if Y is boundary of X. |
Typology | The property "is categorial part of" is a sub-property of "is abstract part of". |
Description | The property "is category in layer" is a sub-property of "is categorial part of". X has as categorial part Y if and only if Y is categorial part of X. |
Typology | The property "is category in layer" is a sub-property of "is categorial part of". |
Description | X has as category Y if and only if Y is category in layer X. |
Description | X is caused by Y if and only if Y causes X. |
Typology | The property "is constituent part of" is a sub-property of "is proper part of". |
Description | X is constituent part of Y if and only if Y has as constituent part X. |
Typology | The property "is framed by" is a sub-property of "occupies". |
Description | If X is framed by Y then Y is a topoid. If X is framed by Y then X is a material object. X frames Y if and only if Y is framed by X. The object property "is framed by" is functional. |
Description | The following properties are sub-properties of "is function determinant of": "is requirement of", "is goal of" and "is functional item of". If X is function determinant of Y then Y is a function. X has as function determinant Y if and only if Y is function determinant of X. |
Description | X is function of Y if and only if Y has as function X. |
Typology | The property "is functional item of" is a sub-property of "is function determinant of". |
Description | If X is functional item of Y then X is a role. X has as functional item Y if and only if Y is functional item of X. |
Typology | The property "is goal of" is a sub-property of "is function determinant of". |
Description | X has as goal Y if and only if Y is goal of X. |
Description | The property "has as token" is a sub-property of "is instance of". If X is instance of Y then Y is a category. If X is instance of Y then X is an entity. X is instantiated by Y if and only if Y is instance of X. |
Description | If X is instantiated by Y then X is a category. X is instantiated by Y if and only if Y is instance of X. |
Description | The following properties are sub-properties of "is layer of": "is stratum of" and "is level of". If X is layer of Y then Y is an individual. If X is layer of Y then X is an ontological layer. X is layer of Y if and only if Y is on layer X. |
Description | X has as left time boundary Y if and only if Y is left boundary of X. The object property "is left boundary of" is inverse-functional. |
Typology | The property "is level of" is a sub-property of "is layer of". |
Description | If X is level of Y then X is a level. X is level of Y if and only if Y is on level X. |
Description | If X is member of Y then Y is a set. If X is member of Y then X is an entity. X has as member Y if and only if Y is member of X. |
Description | If X is necessary for Y then Y is an item. If X is necessary for Y then X is an item. X is necessary for Y if and only if Y depends on X. |
Description | If X is occupied by Y then Y is a presential. If X is occupied by Y then X is a space. X occupies Y if and only if Y is occupied by X. The object property "is occupied by" is inverse-functional. |
Description | The following properties are sub-properties of "is on layer": "is on stratum" and "is on level". If X is on layer Y then Y is an ontological layer. If X is on layer Y then X is an individual. X is layer of Y if and only if Y is on layer X. |
Typology | The property "is on level" is a sub-property of "is on layer". |
Description | If X is on level Y then Y is a level. X is level of Y if and only if Y is on level X. |
Typology | The property "is on stratum" is a sub-property of "is on layer". |
Description | If X is on stratum Y then Y is a stratum. X is on stratum Y if and only if Y is stratum of X. |
Typology | The property "is part of" is a sub-property of "is abstract part of". |
Description | The following properties are sub-properties of "is part of": "is sequence constituent of" and "is proper part of". If X is part of Y then Y is a concrete. If X is part of Y then X is a concrete. X is part of Y if and only if Y has as part X. The property "is part of" is transitive. |
Description | X is projection of Y if and only if Y projects to X. The object property "is projection of" is inverse-functional. |
Typology | The property "is proper part of" is a sub-property of "is part of". |
Description | The property "is constituent part of" is a sub-property of "is proper part of". X is proper part of Y if and only if Y has as proper part X. The property "is proper part of" is transitive. |
Description | X realizes Y if and only if Y is realized by X. |
Typology | The property "is requirement of" is a sub-property of "is function determinant of". |
Description | X is requirement of Y if and only if Y has as requirement X. |
Description | X is right boundary of Y if and only if Y has as right time boundary X. The object property "is right boundary of" is inverse-functional. |
Description | If X is role of Y then Y is an individual. If X is role of Y then X is a role. |
Typology | The property "is sequence constituent of" is a sub-property of "is part of". |
Description | If X is sequence constituent of Y then Y is a symbol sequence. If X is sequence constituent of Y then X is a token. X is sequence constituent of Y if and only if Y has as sequence constituent X. |
Typology | The property "is spatial boundary of" is a sub-property of "is boundary of". |
Description | If X is spatial boundary of Y then Y is a space. If X is spatial boundary of Y then X is a spatial boundary. X has as spatial boundary Y if and only if Y is spatial boundary of X. |
Typology | The property "is stratum of" is a sub-property of "is layer of". |
Description | If X is stratum of Y then X is a stratum. X is on stratum Y if and only if Y is stratum of X. |
Typology | The property "is time boundary of" is a sub-property of "is boundary of". |
Description | If X is time boundary of Y then Y is a chronoid. If X is time boundary of Y then X is a time boundary. X has as time boundary Y if and only if Y is time boundary of X. |
Description | X has as token Y if and only if Y is token of X. |
Description | If X is value of Y then Y is a property. If X is value of Y then X is a property value. X is value of Y if and only if Y has as value X. |
Definition | An item is defined as something that is a category, or is an individual. |
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Description | If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then Y is an item: "is necessary for", "depends on", "is abstract part of" and "is abstract has part". If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then X is an item: "is necessary for", "depends on", "is abstract part of" and "is abstract has part". An item is not something that has as member an entity. |
Examples | Individuals, and categories are items. |
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Typology | A level is an ontological layer. |
Description | A level is abstract part of a stratum. If X is on level Y then Y is a level. If X is level of Y then X is a level. |
Examples | The following are levels: physical levels, personality levels and chemical levels, and so on (5 items in total). |
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Definition | A line is defined as something that is spatial boundary of a surface. |
Typology | A line is a spatial boundary. |
Typology | A mass entity is both a presential, and a continuous. |
Others | An amount of substrate is defined as a mass entity. |
Distinctions | No discrete presential is a mass entity. |
Typology | A material boundary is both a presential, and a dependent. |
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Examples | The following are material boundaries: material surfaces, material points, and material lines. |
Distinctions | No configuration is a material boundary. No material boundary is a material object. |
Typology | A material line is a material boundary. |
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Distinctions | No material line is a material surface, or a material point. |
Definition | A material object is defined as a material structure. |
Typology | A material object is a discrete presential. |
Description | A material object is framed by exactly one thing. A material object is framed by a topoid. If X frames Y then Y is a material object. If X is framed by Y then X is a material object. |
Distinctions | No material boundaries or configurations are material objects. |
Typology | A material persistant is a persistant. |
Description | A material persistant is instantiated by only a material object. |
Typology | A material point is a material boundary. |
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Distinctions | No material line is a material point. No material point is a material surface. |
Typology | A material stratum is a stratum. |
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Others | A material object is defined as a material structure. |
Typology | A material surface is a material boundary. |
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Distinctions | No material points or material lines are material surfaces. |
Typology | A mental stratum is a stratum. |
Description | The property "is framed by" is a sub-property of "occupies". If X occupies Y then Y is a space. If X occupies Y then X is a presential. X occupies Y if and only if Y is occupied by X. The object property "occupies" is functional. |
Typology | An ontological layer is a category. |
Description | If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then X is an ontological layer: "is layer of" and "has as category". If X is on layer Y then Y is an ontological layer. |
Examples | Strata, and levels are ontological layers. |
Description | The property "is agent in" is a sub-property of "participates in". If X participates in Y then X is a presential. X has as participant Y if and only if Y participates in X. |
Typology | A persistant is an universal. |
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Examples | A material persistant is a persistant. |
Typology | A personality level is a level. |
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Typology | A physical level is a level. |
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Description | If X plays role Y then Y is a role. If X plays role Y then X is a thing. |
Definition | A point is defined as something that is spatial boundary of a line. |
Typology | A point is a spatial boundary. |
Typology | A presential is both an individual, and a concrete. |
Description | If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then X is a presential: "participates in", "occupies" and "exists at". If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then Y is a presential: "is occupied by" and "has as participant". A presential exists at exactly one thing. |
Examples | The following are presentials: material boundaries, mass entities and discrete presentials, and so on (5 items in total). |
Description | If X projects to Y then Y is a temporal region. X is projection of Y if and only if Y projects to X. The object property "projects to" is functional. |
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Description | If X is value of Y then Y is a property. If X has as value Y then X is a property. |
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Definition | A property value is defined as something that is value of a property. |
Typology | A property value is both a dependent, and a concrete. |
Description | If X has as value Y then Y is a property value. If X is value of Y then X is a property value. |
Description | If X realizes Y then Y is a function. If X realizes Y then X is an individual. X realizes Y if and only if Y is realized by X. |
Typology | A relational role is both a role, and a dependent. |
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Distinctions | No relational role is a social role. |
Typology | A relator is an individual. |
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Description | If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then Y is a role: "plays role" and "has as functional item". If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then X is a role: "is role of" and "is functional item of". |
Examples | Social roles, and relational roles are roles. |
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Description | If X is member of Y then Y is a set. If X has as member Y then X is a set. |
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Typology | A situation is a configuration. |
Typology | A social role is both a role, and an independent. |
Distinctions | No relational role is a social role. |
Typology | A social stratum is a stratum. |
Typology | A space is a space time. |
Description | If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then Y is a space: "is spatial boundary of" and "occupies". If X is occupied by Y then X is a space. |
Examples | Spatial regions, and spatial boundaries are spaces. |
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Typology | A space time is an individual. |
Examples | Times, and spaces are space times. |
Distinctions | No concretes or abstracts are space times. |
Definition | A spatial boundary is defined as something that is spatial boundary of a space. |
Typology | A spatial boundary is a space. |
Description | If X has as spatial boundary Y then Y is a spatial boundary. If X is spatial boundary of Y then X is a spatial boundary. |
Examples | The following are spatial boundaries: surfaces, points, and lines. |
Distinctions | No spatial boundary is a spatial region. |
Typology | A spatial region is a space. |
Examples | A topoid is a spatial region. |
Distinctions | No spatial boundary is a spatial region. |
Typology | A stratum is an ontological layer. |
Description | If X is on stratum Y then Y is a stratum. If X is stratum of Y then X is a stratum. |
Examples | The following are strata: social strata, mental strata, and material strata. |
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Definition | A surface is defined as something that is spatial boundary of a topoid. |
Typology | A surface is a spatial boundary. |
Typology | A symbol is a symbol structure. |
Typology | A symbol sequence is a symbol structure. |
Description | If X is sequence constituent of Y then Y is a symbol sequence. |
Typology | A symbol structure is a category. |
Description | If X has as token Y then X is a symbol structure. |
Examples | Symbol sequences, and symbols are symbol structures. |
Distinctions | No concept is a symbol structure. No symbol structure is an universal. |
Typology | A temporal region is a time. |
Description | If X projects to Y then Y is a temporal region. |
Examples | A chronoid is a temporal region. |
Distinctions | No temporal region is a time boundary. |
Description | If X plays role Y then X is a thing. |
Typology | A time is a space time. |
Examples | Time boundaries, and temporal regions are times. |
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Typology | A time boundary is a time. |
Description | If any of the following relationships hold between X and Y then Y is a time boundary: "has as time boundary" and "exists at". A time boundary is time boundary of a chronoid. If X is time boundary of Y then X is a time boundary. |
Distinctions | No temporal region is a time boundary. |
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Description | A token is instance of a symbol structure. If X is sequence constituent of Y then X is a token. |
Typology | A topoid is a spatial region. |
Description | If X is framed by Y then Y is a topoid. |
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Description | An universal is instantiated by an item. |
Examples | Value spaces, and persistants are universals. |
Distinctions | No symbol structures or concepts are universals. |
Typology | A value space is an universal. |