COMPOSITION - Holonymy
| Description | Abstract Concept Holonymy is a directional "whole-to-part" Relationship (often called Composition) between Particular Entitys, where the source Particular Entity (the whole) incorporates the target Particular Entity as one of its constituent parts. In accordance with principles of Compositionality, Holonymy is not simply the inverse of Meronymy (Part Of). In many cases, the target part is an independant Particular Entity which exists conceptually and often physically without requiring knowledge of, or containing an inherent reference to, its parent whole. The embedding of a part within its whole involves a form of nesting (see Nesting Relationship and Aggregate Block). It is important to note, however, that nesting does not inherently imply composition. Example:
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| External references |
 ISO 15926 - CompositionOfIndividual OpenGroup - ArchiMate - Aggregation-Relationship OpenGroup - ArchiMate - Composition-Relationship Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Mereology SysFEAT -Semantic.pdf UFO - componentOf(x; x'; y; y') WordNet - Holonymy Wordnet - Semantics |
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RELATED ENTITIES
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Particular Entity | Abstract A Particular Entity is a Concrete Entity that is not itself a class (Class of Entity): it cannot have instances. The " Particular Entity" class is the powerinstance of First Order Class. Particular Entitys are the most common type of entities. The word "Individual" is sometimes used to designate particulars. In SysFEAT, the term Individual is reserved for particulars that have a spatio-temporal extent. Examples: . The set of numbers {1,2,3,4}. . The mathematical constant π (pi). . The English word "Tree" (as a specific string of characters in a specific language). . The Eiffel tower (31st March 1889 - ...). . Mount Vesuvius eruption (Aug. 24-25, A.D. 79). |
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Particular Entity | Abstract A Particular Entity is a Concrete Entity that is not itself a class (Class of Entity): it cannot have instances. The " Particular Entity" class is the powerinstance of First Order Class. Particular Entitys are the most common type of entities. The word "Individual" is sometimes used to designate particulars. In SysFEAT, the term Individual is reserved for particulars that have a spatio-temporal extent. Examples: . The set of numbers {1,2,3,4}. . The mathematical constant π (pi). . The English word "Tree" (as a specific string of characters in a specific language). . The Eiffel tower (31st March 1889 - ...). . Mount Vesuvius eruption (Aug. 24-25, A.D. 79). |
SEMANTIC TAXONOMY
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