loading...| Preferred Name |
disposition |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000016 |
| editor note |
BFO 2 Reference: Dispositions exist along a strength continuum. Weaker forms of disposition are realized in only a fraction of triggering cases. These forms occur in a significant number of cases of a similar type. |
| elucidation |
b is a disposition means: b is a realizable entity & b’s bearer is some material entity & b is such that if it ceases to exist, then its bearer is physically changed, & b’s realization occurs when and because this bearer is in some special physical circumstances, & this realization occurs in virtue of the bearer’s physical make-up. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [062-002]) |
| example of usage |
an atom of element X has the disposition to decay to an atom of element Y the cell wall is disposed to filter chemicals in endocytosis and exocytosis children are innately disposed to categorize objects in certain ways. certain people have a predisposition to colon cancer |
| isDefinedBy | |
| label |
disposition |
| prefixIRI |
BFO:0000016 |
| prefLabel |
disposition |
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| disjointWith |