disposition

Class
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000016
Class Hierarchy
Definition

b is a disposition means: b is a realizable entity & b’s bearer is some material entity & b is such that if it ceases to exist, then its bearer is physically changed, & b’s realization occurs when and because this bearer is in some special physical circumstances, & this realization occurs in virtue of the bearer’s physical make-up. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [062-002])

Properties
Relationships
Asserted object-property edges to other entities. Logical class axioms such as owl:disjointWith are shown separately below.
isDefinedBy bfo.owl
Property Structure
Referenced By rdfs:range on this class or ancestor
FromPropertyDescription
Semantic Change Event evidencedBy Links semantic change event to documentary evidence supporting its identification.
@prefix bfo: <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_> . @prefix obo: <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/> . @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#> . bfo:0000016 a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "disposition"@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy obo:bfo.owl ; rdfs:subClassOf bfo:0000017 ; skos:definition "b is a disposition means: b is a realizable entity & b’s bearer is some material entity & b is such that if it ceases to exist, then its bearer is physically changed, & b’s realization occurs when and because this bearer is in some special physical circumstances, & this realization occurs in virtue of the bearer’s physical make-up. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [062-002])"@en .
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2026-07-01 13:21