RELATIONSHIP - Typology
| Description | Abstract Concept A Typology is a Relation between an Entity and its categorical nature - the intrinsic properties or criteria that determine the Entity membership within a Class of Entity. Typology governs two distinct categorization mechanisms: - instance of Entity: assigning a Ordered Entity to a predefined Class of Entity based on shared characteristics (e.g., grouping by common traits). - SubTypeOfEntity: refining a Class of Entity into a subclass with narrower criteria (e.g., inheritance hierarchies or subtype relationships). While instance of Entity focuses on grouping Ordered Entitys into Class of Entitys, SubTypeOfEntity emphasizes hierarchical refinement of Class of Entityes themselves. Both mechanisms operate under the umbrella of typology, which formalizes how Ordered Entitys are systematically categorized.
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| External references |
 Matthew West - Ontology meets Business - Non well founded sets Multi-level conceptual modeling: Theory, language and application Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Non-wellfounded set theory SysFEAT -Semantic.pdf Wordnet - Semantics WordNet - Typology |
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Relation |
RELATED ENTITIES
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Entity | Abstract An 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 | Abstract A Class of Entity is a Class of Element that classifies Entitys. Being a subtype of Entity, it is also an instance of itself. The Class of Entity class is equivalent to “at least first-order class.” 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. |
SEMANTIC TAXONOMY
Sub-Types Super-Types
SUB-TYPES
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