disposition
IRI
Definition
(Elucidation) A disposition b is a realizable entity such that if b 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
Example
An atom of element X has the disposition to decay to an atom of element Y; the cell wall is disposed to transport cellular material through endocytosis and exocytosis; certain people have a predisposition to colon cancer; children are innately disposed to categorize objects in certain ways
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
062-BFO
http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel
internally-grounded realizable entity
- Parent
- realizable entity
- Children
- function