sumo#abstract__entity_without_spatial_feature e.g., knowledge, motivation, measure; properties or qualities as distinguished from any particular embodiment of the properties/qualities in a physical medium; instances of sumo#abstract can be said to exist in the same sense as mathematical objects such as sets and relations, but they cannot exist at a particular place or time without some physical encoding or embodiment
closed_exclusion: sumo#physical sumo#object
supertype: pm#non_spatial_object__nonspatialobject (pm) abstraction or description content/medium/container (a description medium that has some spatial feature is both instance of sumo#object and pm#non_spatial_object
subtype: pm#psychological_entity__psychologicalentity feature/product of mental activity, e.g., feeling
subtype: dl#mental_object__MOB e.g., a percept, a sense datum
subtype: #psychological_feature__psychologicalfeature a feature of the mental life of a living organism
subtype: pm#unit_of_measure_for_a_psychological_attribute
subtype: sumo#Attribute
subtype: sumo#internal_attribute any attribute of an entity that is an internal property of the entity, e.g., its shape, its color, its fragility, etc
subtype: sumo#relational_attribute any attribute that an entity has by virtue of a relationship that it bears to another entity or set of entities, e.g., social_roles and positional_attributes
subtype: dl#quality__Q an attribute/dimension of something, e.g., its color, but not the measure of this color
subtype: pm#type second-order type or more
subtype: rdfs#class__clas rdfs#class has pm#binary_relation_type as instance and hence is different from sumo#class
subtype: dolce#universal__UNIVERSAL
subtype: pm#1st_order_type__1stordertype__type1 all 1st order types are implicitely or explicitely instance of that 2nd-order type
subtype: pm#2nd_order_type__2ndordertype__type2 all 2nd order types are implicitely or explicitely instance of that 3rd order type
subtype: pm#set_or_class like sumo#set_or_class but including rdfs#class too
subtype: sumo#set_or_class the "set_or_class" of "sets" and "classes", i.e. any "instance" of "abstract" that has "elements" or "instances"
subtype: rdfs#class__clas rdfs#class has pm#binary_relation_type as instance and hence is different from sumo#class
subtype: pm#description_content__descriptioncontent__information e.g., a narration, an hypothesis
subtype: pm#knowledge_representation__knowledgerepresentation what a formal/semi-formal statement expresses
subtype: sumo#proposition__abstract_relative_thing___situation_description piece of information; this piece of information may be represented by content_bearing_object(s) such as a string, a sound or an icon; click here for details
subtype: sowa#intention__abstract_mediating_thing click here for details
subtype: dl#fact
subtype: pm#narration report, story, biography, etc.
subtype: pm#fact_generalization description generalizing facts or ideas
subtype: pm#description_with_KADS_inference_structure dataflow graph of "inferences" (tasks) the inputs/outputs of which are described by "roles"
subtype: kads#role
subtype: rdf#description
subtype: #subject_matter__subjectmatter__message__content__substance what a communication that is about something is about
subtype: #written_material__writtenmaterial__writing__piece_of_writing the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
subtype: #code.laws__codification a set of rules or principles or laws especially written ones
subtype: #public_knowledge__general_knowledge__generalknowledge knowledge that is available to anyone
subtype: #cognitive_factor__cognitivefactor something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
subtype: #perception.cognition knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
subtype: #cognitive_content__cognitivecontent__content__mental_object the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
subtype: #history.cognition all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge: "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history"
subtype: #mental_attitude__attitude a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
subtype: sowa#abstract__abstract_entity distinguished from sumo#abstract because John Sowa does not seem to categorize all types of relations, sets, classes, attributes, quantities and graphs under this category; see http://www.jfsowa.com/ontology/toplevel.htm and http://www.jfsowa.com/ontology/roles.htm
subtype: sowa#form__abstract_independent_thing click here for details
subtype: sumo#proposition__abstract_relative_thing___situation_description piece of information; this piece of information may be represented by content_bearing_object(s) such as a string, a sound or an icon; click here for details
subtype: sowa#intention__abstract_mediating_thing click here for details
subtype: dl#abstract__abstraction__ab
subtype: dl#fact
subtype: dl#set
subtype: dl#region__R the measure of an attribute/dimension
subtype: sumo#quantity any specification of how many or how much of something there is
subtype: pm#atomic_ADT__atomic_abstract_data_type
subtype: sumo#physical_quantity a measure of some quantifiable aspect of the modeled world, such as 'the earth's diameter' (a constant length) and 'the stress in a loaded deformable solid' (a measure of stress, which is a function of three spatial coordinates); physical_quantities need not be material, e.g., amounts of money (in specified currencies) would be instances of sumo#physical_quantity
subtype: lis#abstract_object a thing that does not exist in space-time; click here for details
subtype: lis#class__clas click here for details
subtype: lis#multidimensional_object ordered list of thing; click here for details
subtype: lis#relationship (?,?) indicates something that one thing has to do with another; click here for details
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