has quality

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/hasQuality

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/core/Core/

Type: Object Property

SubProperty Of: bfo:bearer of

Domain: bfo:independent continuant

Range: bfo:quality

Inverse Of: quality of

Definition

relation from an independent continuant (the bearer) to a quality, in which the quality specifically depends on the bearer for its existence

Explanatory Notes

A bearer can have many qualities, and its qualities can exist for different periods of time, but none of its qualities can exist when the bearer does not exist.

Examples

  • this apple has quality this red color

Adapted From

  • http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0000086

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Axioms

hasQuality(x,y) β†’ IndependentContinuant(x) ∧ Quality(y) ∧ bearerOf(x,y)

Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms

x has function y holds when x is a β€˜independent continuant’ and y is a β€˜quality’ and x is β€˜bearer of’ y

Description Logic

constr:hasQuality βŠ‘ bfo:bearer_of

domain: bfo:independent_continuant

range: bfo:quality

inverse: constr:qualityOf

SubPropertyOf: bfo:bearer_of

domain: bfo:independent_continuant

range: bfo:quality

inverse: constr:qualityOf


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