http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000027
(Elucidation) An object aggregate is a material entity consisting exactly of a plurality (≥1) of objects as member parts which together form a unit
Instances of http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000027 can have the following properties:
| PROPERTY | TYPE | DESCRIPTION | RANGE |
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@prefix dc11: <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .
<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000027> a owl:Class ;
rdfs:label "object aggregate"@en ;
dc11:identifier "025-BFO" ;
rdfs:subClassOf <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000040> ;
skos:definition "(Elucidation) An object aggregate is a material entity consisting exactly of a plurality (≥1) of objects as member parts which together form a unit"@en ;
skos:example "The aggregate of the musicians in a symphony orchestra and their instruments; the aggregate of bearings in a constant velocity axle joint; the nitrogen atoms in the atmosphere; a collection of cells in a blood biobank"@en ;
skos:scopeNote "'Exactly' means that there are no parts of the object aggregate other than its member parts.",
"The unit can, at certain times, consist of exactly one object, for example, when a wolf litter loses all but one of its pups, but it must at some time have a plurality of member parts." .