Independent Continuant - bfo-attributes/BFO-Attributes-DLC GitHub Wiki

IRI http://www.ifomis.org/bfo/1.1/snap#IndependentContinuant

Definition

A continuant [snap:Continuant] that is a bearer of quality [snap:Quality] and realizable entity [snap:RealizableEntity] entities, in which other entities inhere and which itself cannot inhere in anything.

Examples

  • the bottom right portion of a human torso
  • an organism
  • a heart
  • a symphony orchestra
  • a chair
  • a leg
  • the lawn and atmosphere in front of our building
  • a person

Attributes

  • has -> quality
  • has -> realizable entity
  • partOf -> inhere