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URI

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

Label

object

Description

Synonyms: substance - Definition: A material entity [snap:MaterialEntity] that is spatially extended, maximally self-connected and self-contained (the parts of a substance are not separated from each other by spatial gaps) and possesses an internal unity. The identity of substantial object [snap:Object] entities is independent of that of other entities and can be maintained through time. - Examples: an organism, a heart, a chair, a lung, an apple

Superclasses (4)

  • snap:MaterialEntity
  • snap:IndependentContinuant
  • snap:Continuant
  • bfo:Entity

    • Usage

    Instances of snap:Object 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:Object a owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "object"^^xsd:string ;
    rdfs:comment "Definition: A material entity [snap:MaterialEntity] that is spatially extended, maximally self-connected and self-contained (the parts of a substance are not separated from each other by spatial gaps) and possesses an internal unity. The identity of substantial object [snap:Object] entities is independent of that of other entities and can be maintained through time."^^xsd:string,
        "Examples: an organism, a heart, a chair, a lung, an apple"^^xsd:string,
        "Synonyms: substance"^^xsd:string ;
    rdfs:subClassOf snap:MaterialEntity ;
    owl:disjointWith snap:FiatObjectPart,
        snap:ObjectAggregate .