Specifically Dependent Continuant - bfo-attributes/BFO-Attributes-DLC GitHub Wiki

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

Definition

A continuant [snap:Continuant] that inheres in or is borne by other entities. Every instance of A requires some specific instance of B which must always be the same.

Examples

• the disposition of fish to decay
• the role of being a doctor
• the liquidity of blood
• the smell of mozzarella
• the function of the heart in the body: to pump blood, to receive de-oxygenated and oxygenated blood, etc.
• the color of a tomato
• the mass of a cloud

Attributes

• has -> bearer
• inheresIn -> entity