loading...| Preferred Name | disposition | |
| Synonyms |
internally-grounded realizable entity |
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| Definitions |
(Elucidation) A disposition b is a realizable entity such that if b ceases to exist then its bearer is physically changed & b's realization occurs when and because this bearer is in some special physical circumstances & this realization occurs in virtue of the bearer's physical make-up |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000016 |
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| altLabel |
internally-grounded realizable entity |
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| definition |
(Elucidation) A disposition b is a realizable entity such that if b ceases to exist then its bearer is physically changed & b's realization occurs when and because this bearer is in some special physical circumstances & this realization occurs in virtue of the bearer's physical make-up |
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| example |
An atom of element X has the disposition to decay to an atom of element Y; the cell wall is disposed to transport cellular material through endocytosis and exocytosis; certain people have a predisposition to colon cancer; children are innately disposed to categorize objects in certain ways |
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062-BFO |
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| label |
disposition |
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| prefixIRI |
BFO:0000016 bfo:BFO_0000016 |
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| prefLabel |
disposition |
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