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== Category ==
 
== Category ==
  
# A division within a system of classification.
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:1. A division within a system of classification.
# Any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong. Reference: Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 2004 v.3.1 electronic edition. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/category
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# A formal (which is to say, domain-neutral) [[Edu:universal|universal]], such as [[Edu:entity|entity]], [[Edu:continuant|continuant]], or [[Edu:occurrent|occurrent]]. [ [[Edu:TermlistReferences#arpetal2015|Arp et al., 2015]] ]
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:2. Any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong. Reference: Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 2004 v.3.1 electronic edition. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/category
# A property that is [[Edu:Rigidity|rigid]] but does not carry a specific identity criteria. [ [[Edu:TermlistReferences#Guarino1999|Guarino, 1999]] ]
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:3. [BFO2.0] A formal (which is to say, domain-neutral) [[Edu:universal|universal]], such as [[Edu:entity|entity]], [[Edu:continuant|continuant]], or [[Edu:occurrent|occurrent]]. [ [[Edu:TermlistReferences#arpetal2015|Arp et al., 2015]] ]
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:4. A property that is [[Edu:Rigidity|rigid]] but does not carry a specific identity criteria. [ [[Edu:TermlistReferences#Guarino1999|Guarino, 1999]] ]
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extension proposal (FL, 2018-05-15):
 
* add category as defined in philosophy, as "highest kind of genera", cf. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/categories/
 
* add category as defined in (mathematical) category theory (e.g., a foundation of the Distributed Ontology Language), cf. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/category-theory/
 
  
 
[[Category:Term|Term]]
 
[[Category:Term|Term]]

Latest revision as of 22:48, 21 January 2020

Category

1. A division within a system of classification.
2. Any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong. Reference: Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 2004 v.3.1 electronic edition. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/category
3. [BFO2.0] A formal (which is to say, domain-neutral) universal, such as entity, continuant, or occurrent. [ Arp et al., 2015 ]
4. A property that is rigid but does not carry a specific identity criteria. [ Guarino, 1999 ]