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An independent continuant that is spatially extended whose identity is independent of that of other entities and can be maintained through time. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000040 |
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An independent continuant that is spatially extended whose identity is independent of that of other entities and can be maintained through time. |
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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. Examples: collection of random bacteria, a chair, dorsal surface of the body |
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material entity |
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material entity |
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BFO:0000040 |
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material entity |
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