disposition

ID

BFO:0000016

Curation status
Published
Created

18 Dec '20

Modified

24 Oct '24

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])

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Fuzzy set

No