| Categorized Class |
EntityAn Entity is a distinct, identifiable Element that has a proper existence (living or non living). It is accessible by some referencing mechanism and can have Relations to other Entitys. The Entity class is the powerinstance of Class of Entity: all subtypes of Entity are instances of Class of Entity. |
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Class of Entity |
A Class of Entity is a Class of Element that classifies Entitys. Being a subtype of Entity, it is also an instance of itself. Note: 1) SysFEAT is a higher-order ontology, so Class of Entity may have instances that are also Class of Entity (Class of Classes). 2) SysFEAT is also a non-well-founded and allows for self-referencing Class of Entity. |
Mixed-Order Entity |
Mixed-Order Entity is a class of Entitys that is transversal to order levels, defined polymorphically over the universe hierarchy (for every level u). It is a polymorphic subtype of Entity (declaration: MixedOrderEntity u ⊏⋆ₑ Entity v) and a power instance of Class of Mixed-Order Entity (declaration: ∷ₚₑ), which means that its subtypes may classify entities belonging to any universe level, whereas an Ordered Entity and its subtypes are anchored to a fixed level. A Mixed-Order Entity has no direct instances: it represents an aspect - a transversal characteristic - that an ordered class acquires through the aspect relation (⊏ₐₑ) without giving up its level anchoring. It is the SysFEAT counterpart of MLT*'s orderless type, with two constitutive differences: transversality is carried by the universe polymorphism of the type system (rather than by a FOL axiomatization of integer levels), and cross-level classification goes through the controlled-reflexivity predicates (⊏ₘ, ∷ₘ), which makes it compatible with proof-kernel verification. Example: 1) Aspects of Entitys, such as Lexical Scope. 2) Building Blocks. |
Ordered Entity |
Ordered Entity is a class whose sub-types are classifed by a Class of Ordered Entity: It is the power instance of Class of Ordered Entity. Examples: |