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Comment: All instances of "snap:Continuant" ("continuant") are spatial entities, that is, they enter in the relation of (spatial) location with "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") entities. As a particular case, the exact spatial location of a "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") is this region itself. Definition: A "snap:IndependentContinuant" ("independent_continuant") that is neither bearer of "snap:Quality" ("quality") entities nor inheres in any other entities. Examples: the sum total of all space in the universe, parts of the sum total of all space in the universe Comment: An instance of "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") is a part of space. All parts of space are "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") entities and only "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") entities are parts of space. Space is the entire extent of the spatial universe, a designated individual, which is thus itself a "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region"). Comment: Space and "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") entities are entities in their own rights which exist independently of any entities which can be located at them. This view of space is sometimes called "absolutist" or "the container view". In BFO, the class "snap:Site" ("site") allows for a so-called relational view of space, that is to say, a view according to which spatiality is a matter of relative location between entities and not a matter of being tied to space. The bridge between these two views is secured through the fact that while instances of "snap:Site" ("site") are not "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") entities, they are nevertheless spatial entities. |
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http://www.ifomis.org/bfo/1.1/snap#SpatialRegion |
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Comment: All instances of "snap:Continuant" ("continuant") are spatial entities, that is, they enter in the relation of (spatial) location with "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") entities. As a particular case, the exact spatial location of a "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") is this region itself. Definition: A "snap:IndependentContinuant" ("independent_continuant") that is neither bearer of "snap:Quality" ("quality") entities nor inheres in any other entities. Examples: the sum total of all space in the universe, parts of the sum total of all space in the universe Comment: An instance of "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") is a part of space. All parts of space are "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") entities and only "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") entities are parts of space. Space is the entire extent of the spatial universe, a designated individual, which is thus itself a "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region"). Comment: Space and "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") entities are entities in their own rights which exist independently of any entities which can be located at them. This view of space is sometimes called "absolutist" or "the container view". In BFO, the class "snap:Site" ("site") allows for a so-called relational view of space, that is to say, a view according to which spatiality is a matter of relative location between entities and not a matter of being tied to space. The bridge between these two views is secured through the fact that while instances of "snap:Site" ("site") are not "snap:SpatialRegion" ("spatial_region") entities, they are nevertheless spatial entities. |
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spatial_region |
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spatial_region |
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