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Class Process

Abstract Class Extends 

        Intangible

 

Direct Instances:

None

 

Direct Subclasses:

1. Event
2. State
3. Sequence

 

Class Documentation:

A process is any sort of temporal object: an event, a state or a sequence of events and states. In this ontology, time is represented as intervals. As has been pointed out numerous times, this is equivalent to representing time as points, but lead to a different view of things. PEM

Template Slots
Slot name	Documentation	Type	Allowed Values/Classes	Cardinality	Default
end time	Like start_time, but the other end of the interval. Likewise start_time, not ready to commit to integer vs. class for the value here.	Any	Temporal_measure	0:1
parts	The inverse of part_of. This should be a list of all of the things that claim to be part_of this object.	Instance	Process	0:*
contained_in	This slot should definitely behave differently for different classes - for example physical objects and information.	Instance	Process	0:1
start time	The first time when an event is happening (holds). This might be an integer or a class.	Any	Temporal_measure	0:1
contains	Events contained within, but not essential to, a larger event.	Instance	Process	0:*
simultaneous	Two intervals that share start and end points (?). This should be a symmetric relation.	Instance	Process	0:*
part_of	This "part_of" relation usually implies temporal inclusion.	Instance	Process	0:1
follows	When one interval starts after another ends.	Instance	Process	0:*
precedes	When one interval ends before another starts.	Instance	Process	0:1
synchronous	The idea is two complex or cyclic complex events that maintain phase as they proceed.	Instance	Process	0:*

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