Relation pm#output (pm#process,?)
  supertype:  pm#result (pm#situation,?)
     supertype:  pm#object/result (pm#situation,?)
        supertype:  pm#doer/object/result (pm#situation,?)
           supertype:  pm#doer/object/result/place (pm#situation,?)
              supertype:  pm#case_relation__thematic_relation (pm#situation,*)
                 supertype:  pm#relation_from_situation (pm#situation,*)
                    supertype:  pm#relation_from/to_thing_of_common_kind (*)  this type permits to categorize relations according to their signatures and hence offers (i) a concise way to set essential exclusion relations, and (ii) a systematic and easy-to-follow categorization
                       >part of:  pm#relation__related_thing__relatedthing___related_with  type for any relation (unary, binary, ..., *-ary) and instance of pm#relation_type
        supertype:  pm#what_relation (*)
           supertype:  pm#wh-/how_relation (*)  this type permits to categorize relations according to the usual who/what/why/where/when/how questions ; this is a traditional but very subjective and ineffective way of categorizing relations 
              >part of:  pm#relation__related_thing__relatedthing___related_with  type for any relation (unary, binary, ..., *-ary) and instance of pm#relation_type