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Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000034
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000034
Preferred Name

function
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

All Properties

label
function
prefLabel
function
has associated axiom(fol)
(forall (x) (if (Function x) (Disposition x))) // axiom label in BFO2 CLIF: [064-001]
editor note
BFO 2 Reference: In the past, we have distinguished two varieties of function, artifactual function and biological function. These are not asserted subtypes of BFO:function however, since the same function – for example: to pump, to transport – can exist both in artifacts and in biological entities. The asserted subtypes of function that would be needed in order to yield a separate monoheirarchy are not artifactual function, biological function, etc., but rather transporting function, pumping function, etc.
isDefinedBy
elucidation
A function is a disposition that exists in virtue of the bearer’s physical make-up and this physical make-up is something the bearer possesses because it came into being, either through evolution (in the case of natural biological entities) or through intentional design (in the case of artifacts), in order to realize processes of a certain sort. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [064-001])
BFO OWL specification label
function
prefixIRI
BFO:0000034
subClassOf
type
example of usage
the function of a heart pacemaker to regulate the beating of a heart through electricity
the function of a hammer to drive in nails
the function of amylase in saliva to break down starch into sugar
BFO CLIF specification label
Function
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