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A realizable entity the manifestation of which brings about some result or end that is not essential to a continuant in virtue of the kind of thing that it is but that can be served or participated in by that kind of continuant in some kinds of natural, social or institutional contexts. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000023 |
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A realizable entity the manifestation of which brings about some result or end that is not essential to a continuant in virtue of the kind of thing that it is but that can be served or participated in by that kind of continuant in some kinds of natural, social or institutional contexts. |
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the role of a stone in marking a property boundary the priest role the student role the role of subject in a clinical trial the role of a boundary to demarcate two neighboring administrative territories John’s role of husband to Mary is dependent on Mary’s role of wife to John, and both are dependent on the object aggregate comprising John and Mary as member parts joined together through the relational quality of being married. the role of a building in serving as a military target |
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role |
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BFO:0000023 |
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role |
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