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URI

http://www.ifomis.org/bfo/1.1/snap#Disposition

Label

disposition

Description

Definition: A realizable entity [snap:RealizableEntity] that essentially causes a specific process or transformation in the object [snap:Object] in which it inheres, under specific circumstances and in conjunction with the laws of nature. A general formula for dispositions is: X (object [snap:Object] has the disposition D to (transform, initiate a process) R under conditions C. - Examples: the disposition of vegetables to decay when not refrigerated, the disposition of a vase to brake if dropped, the disposition of blood to coagulate, the disposition of a patient with a weakened immune system to contract disease, the disposition of metal to conduct electricity.

Superclasses (5)

  • snap:RealizableEntity
  • snap:SpecificallyDependentContinuant
  • snap:DependentContinuant
  • snap:Continuant
  • bfo:Entity

    • Usage

    Instances of snap:Disposition can have the following properties:

    PROPERTYTYPEDESCRIPTIONRANGE
    From class owl:Thing
    dc:contributor owl:AnnotationProperty owl:Thing
    dc:creator owl:AnnotationProperty owl:Thing
    dc:format owl:AnnotationProperty owl:Thing
    dc:identifier owl:AnnotationProperty owl:Thing
    dc:language owl:AnnotationProperty owl:Thing
    dc:publisher owl:AnnotationProperty owl:Thing
    dc:rights owl:AnnotationProperty owl:Thing
    dc:source owl:AnnotationProperty owl:Thing
    dc:title owl:AnnotationProperty owl:Thing

    Implementation

    @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix snap: <http://www.ifomis.org/bfo/1.1/snap#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

snap:Disposition a owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "disposition"^^xsd:string ;
    rdfs:comment "Definition: A realizable entity [snap:RealizableEntity] that essentially causes a specific process or transformation in the object [snap:Object] in which it inheres, under specific circumstances and in conjunction with the laws of nature. A general formula for dispositions is: X (object [snap:Object] has the disposition D to (transform, initiate a process) R under conditions C."^^xsd:string,
        "Examples: the disposition of vegetables to decay when not refrigerated, the disposition of a vase to brake if dropped, the disposition of blood to coagulate, the disposition of a patient with a weakened immune system to contract disease, the disposition of metal to conduct electricity."^^xsd:string ;
    rdfs:subClassOf snap:RealizableEntity ;
    owl:disjointWith snap:Function,
        snap:Role .