loading...| Preferred Name |
Material Entity |
| Definitions |
An independent continuant [snap:IndependentContinuant] that is spatially extended whose identity is independent of that of other entities and can be maintained through time. Note: Material entity [snap:MaterialEntity] subsumes object [snap:Object], fiat object part [snap:FiatObjectPart], and object aggregate [snap:ObjectAggregate], which assume a three level theory of granularity, which is inadequate for some domains, such as biology. |
| ID |
http://www.ifomis.org/bfo/1.1/snap#MaterialEntity |
| definition |
An independent continuant [snap:IndependentContinuant] that is spatially extended whose identity is independent of that of other entities and can be maintained through time. Note: Material entity [snap:MaterialEntity] subsumes object [snap:Object], fiat object part [snap:FiatObjectPart], and object aggregate [snap:ObjectAggregate], which assume a three level theory of granularity, which is inadequate for some domains, such as biology. |
| definition_source |
BFO:MaterialEntity |
| label |
Material Entity |
| prefixIRI |
snap:MaterialEntity |
| prefLabel |
Material Entity |
| subClassOf |