area
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Area
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/BiopharmaReferenceOntologyAttributes/
SubClass Of: physical size
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:specifically dependent continuant › bfo:quality › morphological quality › physical size › area
Definition
physical size that is the two-dimensional spatial extent of a bearer over a particular surface
Examples
- Surface area of a chromatography resin bead; Cross-sectional area of a tubing lumen; Membrane area of a filtration device; Contact area of a single-use bag surface exposed to process material; Surface area of a powder particle;
Adapted From
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001323
Primitive Class
This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.
Primitive Rationale
There are insufficient constructs for creating a set of necessary and sufficient conditions
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Axioms
Area(x) → PhysicalSize(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is an ‘area’ then x is a ‘physical size’
Description Logic
SubClassOf: constr:PhysicalSize