http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000034
(Elucidation) A function is a disposition that exists in virtue of its bearer's physical make-up & this physical make-up is something the bearer possesses because it came into being either through evolution (in the case of natural biological entities) or through intentional design (in the case of artefacts) in order to realize processes of a certain sort
Instances of http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000034 can have the following properties:
| PROPERTY | TYPE | DESCRIPTION | RANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| From class http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000016 | |||
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000218 | owl:ObjectProperty | b has material basis c =Def b is a disposition & c is a material entity & there is some d bearer of b & there is some time t such that c is a continuant part of d at t & d has disposition b because c is a continuant part of d at t | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000040 |
| From class http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000017 | |||
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000054 | owl:ObjectProperty | b has realization c =Def c realizes b | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000015 |
| From class http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000020 | |||
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000195 | owl:ObjectProperty | (Elucidation) specifically depends on is a relation between a specifically dependent continuant b and specifically dependent continuant or independent continuant that is not a spatial region c such that b and c share no parts in common & b is of a nature such that at all times t it cannot exist unless c exists & b is not a boundary of c | ne08c48ea2fae4eda93755d8a734e78a5b66 |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000197 | owl:ObjectProperty | b inheres in c =Def b is a specifically dependent continuant & c is an independent continuant that is not a spatial region & b specifically depends on c | ne08c48ea2fae4eda93755d8a734e78a5b77 |
| From class http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000002 | |||
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000176 | owl:ObjectProperty | b continuant part of c =Def b and c are continuants & there is some time t such that b and c exist at t & b part of c at t | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000002 |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000178 | owl:ObjectProperty | b has continuant part c =Def c continuant part of b | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000002 |
| From class http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000001 | |||
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000108 | owl:ObjectProperty | (Elucidation) exists at is a relation between a particular and some temporal region at which the particular exists | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000008 |
| From class owl:Thing | |||
| dc1:contributor | owl:AnnotationProperty | owl:Thing | |
| dc1:identifier | owl:AnnotationProperty | owl:Thing | |
| dc1:license | owl:AnnotationProperty | owl:Thing | |
| dc:description | owl:AnnotationProperty | owl:Thing | |
| dc:license | owl:AnnotationProperty | owl:Thing | |
| dc:title | owl:AnnotationProperty | owl:Thing | |
| skos:altLabel | owl:AnnotationProperty | owl:Thing | |
| skos:definition | owl:AnnotationProperty | owl:Thing | |
| skos:example | owl:AnnotationProperty | owl:Thing | |
| skos:prefLabel | owl:AnnotationProperty | owl:Thing | |
| skos:scopeNote | owl:AnnotationProperty | owl:Thing | |
@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_0000034> a owl:Class ;
rdfs:label "function"@en ;
dc11:identifier "064-BFO" ;
rdfs:subClassOf <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000016> ;
skos:definition "(Elucidation) A function is a disposition that exists in virtue of its bearer's physical make-up & this physical make-up is something the bearer possesses because it came into being either through evolution (in the case of natural biological entities) or through intentional design (in the case of artefacts) in order to realize processes of a certain sort"@en ;
skos:example "The function of a hammer to drive in nails; the function of a heart pacemaker to regulate the beating of a heart through electricity"@en .