origin
(=>
(
instance
?QUAKE
EarthTremor
)
(
exists
(?FAULT)
(
and
(
instance
?FAULT
GeologicalFault
)
(
origin
?QUAKE ?FAULT))))
Geography.kif 2379-2384
If
a process
is an
instance
of
earth tremor
,
then there exists
an object
such that
the object
is an
instance
of
geological fault
and
the process
originate
s at
the object
(=>
(
instance
?QUAKE
Earthquake
)
(
exists
(?FAULT)
(
and
(
instance
?FAULT
GeologicalFault
)
(
origin
?QUAKE ?FAULT))))
Geography.kif 2386-2391
If
a process
is an
instance
of
earthquake
,
then there exists
an object
such that
the object
is an
instance
of
geological fault
and
the process
originate
s at
the object
(=>
(
instance
?ROOT
PlantRoot
)
(
hasPurpose
?ROOT
(
exists
(?TRAN ?STUFF ?HOST)
(
and
(
instance
?TRAN
Transfer
)
(
instrument
?TRAN ?ROOT)
(
origin
?TRAN ?HOST)
(
orientation
?HOST ?ROOT
Outside
)
(
objectTransferred
?TRAN ?STUFF)
(
or
(
instance
?STUFF
FreshWater
)
(
instance
?STUFF
Nutrient
))))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 9506-9518
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
plant root
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exist
an entity
,
another entity
and
a third entity
such that
the entity
is an
instance
of
transfer
and
the physical
is an
instrument
for
the entity
and
the entity
originate
s at
the third entity
and
the third entity
is
outside
to
the physical
and the object transferred in
the entity
is
the other entity
and
the other entity
is an
instance
of
freshwater
or
the other entity
is an
instance
of
nutrient
(=>
(
instance
?S
Supercharger
)
(
hasPurpose
?S
(
exists
(?T ?IV ?A)
(
and
(
instance
?T
GasMotion
)
(
origin
?T ?S)
(
instance
?IV
IntakeValve
)
(
destination
?T ?IV)
(
instance
?A
Air
)
(
objectTransferred
?T ?A)
(
holdsDuring
(
WhenFn
?T)
(
attribute
?A
Pressurized
))))))
Cars.kif 5200-5212
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
supercharger
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exist
an entity
,
another entity
and
a third entity
such that
the entity
is an
instance
of
gas motion
and
the entity
originate
s at
the physical
and
the other entity
is an
instance
of
intake valve
and
the entity
end
s up at
the other entity
and
the third entity
is an
instance
of
air
and the object transferred in
the entity
is
the third entity
and
pressurized
is an
attribute
of
the third entity
holds
during
the
time
of existence of
the entity
(=>
(
instance
?SHOWER
Shower
)
(
hasPurpose
?SHOWER
(
exists
(?SPRAY)
(
and
(
instance
?SPRAY
WaterMotion
)
(
origin
?SPRAY ?SHOWER)))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 2029-2035
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
shower
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exists
an entity
such that
the entity
is an
instance
of
water motion
and
the entity
originate
s at
the physical
(=>
(
instance
?SP
SatellitePhone
)
(
hasPurpose
?SP
(
exists
(?RE ?S)
(
and
(
instance
?S
ArtificialSatellite
)
(
instance
?RE
RadioEmission
)
(
origin
?RE ?SP)
(
destination
?RE ?SP)))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 25075-25083
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
satellite phone
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exist
an entity
and
another entity
such that
the other entity
is an
instance
of
artificial satellite
and
the entity
is an
instance
of
radio emission
and
the entity
originate
s at
the physical
and
the entity
end
s up at
the physical
(=>
(
instance
?STEM
PlantStem
)
(
hasPurpose
?STEM
(
exists
(?TRAN ?ROOT ?SUB)
(
and
(
instance
?TRAN
Transfer
)
(
instrument
?TRAN ?STEM)
(
instance
?ROOT
PlantRoot
)
(
origin
?TRAN ?ROOT)
(
instance
?SUB
Substance
)
(
attribute
?SUB
Fluid
)
(
objectTransferred
?TRAN ?SUB)))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 9545-9556
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
plant stem
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exist
an entity
,
another entity
and
a third entity
such that
the entity
is an
instance
of
transfer
and
the physical
is an
instrument
for
the entity
and
the other entity
is an
instance
of
plant root
and
the entity
originate
s at
the other entity
and
the third entity
is an
instance
of
substance
and
fluid
is an
attribute
of
the third entity
and the object transferred in
the entity
is
the third entity
(=>
(
instance
?STORM
TropicalCyclonicSystem
)
(
exists
(?PLACE)
(
and
(
instance
?PLACE
GeographicArea
)
(
geographicSubregion
?PLACE
Tropics
)
(
origin
?STORM ?PLACE))))
Weather.kif 615-621
If
a process
is an
instance
of
tropical cyclonic system
,
then there exists
a geographic area
such that
the geographic area
is an
instance
of
geographic area
and
the geographic area
is a
geographic
subregion of
tropics
and
the process
originate
s at
the geographic area
(=>
(
instance
?SUB
Substituting
)
(
exists
(?PUT ?REMOVE ?OBJ1 ?OBJ2 ?PLACE)
(
and
(
instance
?PUT
Putting
)
(
instance
?REMOVE
Removing
)
(
subProcess
?PUT ?SUB)
(
subProcess
?REMOVE ?SUB)
(
patient
?REMOVE ?OBJ1)
(
origin
?REMOVE ?PLACE)
(
patient
?PUT ?OBJ2)
(
destination
?PUT ?PLACE)
(
not
(
equal
?OBJ1 ?OBJ2)))))
Merge.kif 11476-11488
If
a process
is an
instance
of
substituting
,
then there exist
another process
,
a third process
,, ,
an entity
,, ,
another entity
and
an object
such that
the other process
is an
instance
of
putting
and
the third process
is an
instance
of
removing
and
the other process
is a
subprocess
of
the process
and
the third process
is a
subprocess
of
the process
and
the entity
is a
patient
of
the third process
and
the third process
originate
s at
the object
and
the other entity
is a
patient
of
the other process
and
the other process
end
s up at
the object
and
the entity
is not
equal
to
the other entity
(=>
(
instance
?SVC
AirportShuttleService
)
(
exists
(?AIRPORT ?TRANSPORT)
(
and
(
instance
?AIRPORT
Airport
)
(
subProcess
?TRANSPORT ?SVC)
(
instance
?TRANSPORT
Transportation
)
(
or
(
destination
?TRANSPORT ?AIRPORT)
(
origin
?TRANSPORT ?AIRPORT)))))
Hotel.kif 2071-2080
If
a process
is an
instance
of
airport shuttle
,
then there exist
an object
and
another process
such that
the object
is an
instance
of
airport
and
the other process
is a
subprocess
of
the process
and
the other process
is an
instance
of
transportation
and
the other process
end
s up at
the object
or
the other process
originate
s at
the object
(=>
(
instance
?T
Translocation
)
(
exists
(?O ?D ?P)
(
and
(
instance
?O
Object
)
(
instance
?D
Object
)
(
instance
?P
Object
)
(
path
?T ?P)
(
origin
?T ?O)
(
destination
?T ?D))))
Merge.kif 11591-11600
If
a motion
is an
instance
of
translocation
,
then there exist
an object
,
an entity
and
another object
such that
the object
is an
instance
of
object
and
the entity
is an
instance
of
object
and
the other object
is an
instance
of
object
and
the other object
is
path
along which
the motion
occurs and
the motion
originate
s at
the object
and
the motion
end
s up at
the entity
(=>
(
instance
?TA
TranexamicAcid
)
(
hasPurpose
?TA
(
exists
(?P)
(
and
(
instance
?P
Human
)
(
decreasesLikelihood
(
exists
(?I)
(
and
(
instance
?I
Ingesting
)
(
objectTransferred
?I ?TA)
(
destination
?I ?P)))
(
exists
(?P ?B)
(
and
(
instance
?P
Human
)
(
instance
?B
Bleeding
)
(
origin
?B ?P))))))))
Medicine.kif 1050-1066
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
tranexamic acid
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exists
an entity
such that
the entity
is an
instance
of
human
and there exists
another entity
such that
the other entity
is an
instance
of
ingesting
and the object transferred in
the other entity
is
the physical
and
the other entity
end
s up at
the entity
decrease
s likelihood of there exist
the entity
and
a third entity
such that
the entity
is an
instance
of
human
and
the third entity
is an
instance
of
bleeding
and
the third entity
originate
s at
the entity
(=>
(
instance
?TC
TireChanger
)
(
hasPurpose
?TC
(
exists
(?RE ?T ?R)
(
and
(
instance
?RE
Removing
)
(
instance
?T
Tire
)
(
instance
?R
WheelRim
)
(
origin
?RE ?R)
(
objectTransferred
?RE ?T)
(
instrument
?RE ?TC)))))
Cars.kif 4895-4905
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
tire changer
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exist
an entity
,
another entity
and
a third entity
such that
the entity
is an
instance
of
removing
and
the other entity
is an
instance
of
tire
and
the third entity
is an
instance
of
rim
and
the entity
originate
s at
the third entity
and the object transferred in
the entity
is
the other entity
and
the physical
is an
instrument
for
the entity
(=>
(
instance
?TELEX
Telex
)
(
hasPurpose
?TELEX
(
exists
(?SYS ?TELEX2 ?MSG)
(
and
(
instance
?SYS
TelephoneSystem
)
(
instance
?TELEX2
Telex
)
(
instance
?MSG
Messaging
)
(
or
(
and
(
origin
?MSG ?TELEX)
(
destination
?MSG ?TELEX2))
(
and
(
origin
?MSG ?TELEX2)
(
destination
?MSG ?TELEX)))
(
path
?MSG ?SYS)))))
Communications.kif 185-200
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
telex
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exist
an entity
,
the physical
2 and
a third entity
such that
the entity
is an
instance
of
telephone system
and
the physical
2 is an
instance
of
telex
and
the third entity
is an
instance
of
messaging
and
the third entity
originate
s at
the physical
and
the third entity
end
s up at
the physical
2 or
the third entity
originate
s at
the physical
2 and
the third entity
end
s up at
the physical
and
the entity
is
path
along which
the third entity
occurs
(=>
(
instance
?TRANS
TransferSwitch
)
(
hasPurpose
?TRANS
(
exists
(?PROC ?POWER1 ?POWER2 ?E)
(
and
(
instance
?PROC
Process
)
(
instance
?POWER1
PowerSource
)
(
instance
?POWER2
PowerSource
)
(
instance
?E
Electricity
)
(
instrument
?PROC ?TRANS)
(
holdsDuring
(
BeginFn
(
WhenFn
?PROC))
(
origin
?E ?POWER1))
(
holdsDuring
(
EndFn
(
WhenFn
?PROC))
(
origin
?E ?POWER1))
(
not
(
equal
?POWER1 ?POWER2))))))
engineering.kif 882-901
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
transfer switch
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exist
an entity
,
another entity
,, ,
a third entity
and
a fourth entity
such that
the entity
is an
instance
of
process
and
the other entity
is an
instance
of
power source
and
the third entity
is an
instance
of
power source
and
the fourth entity
is an
instance
of
electricity
and
the physical
is an
instrument
for
the entity
and
the fourth entity
originate
s at
the other entity
holds
during
the
beginning
of the
time
of existence of
the entity
and
the fourth entity
originate
s at
the other entity
holds
during
the
end
of the
time
of existence of
the entity
and
the other entity
is not
equal
to
the third entity
(=>
(
instance
?TW
TapWater
)
(
exists
(?LM ?F)
(
and
(
instance
?LM
WaterMotion
)
(
patient
?LM ?TW)
(
origin
?LM ?F)
(
instance
?F
Faucet
))))
Food.kif 276-283
If
an entity
is an
instance
of
tap water
,
then there exist
a process
and
an object
such that
the process
is an
instance
of
water motion
and
the entity
is a
patient
of
the process
and
the process
originate
s at
the object
and
the object
is an
instance
of
faucet
(=>
(
instance
?Transfer
DataTransfer
)
(
exists
(?Origin ?Destination ?System ?Data)
(
and
(
origin
?Transfer ?Origin)
(
destination
?Transfer ?Destination)
(
instrument
?Transfer ?System)
(
patient
?Transfer ?Data)
(
instance
?Data
DigitalData
)
(
instance
?System
HardwareSystem
)
(
instance
?Origin
HardwareSystem
)
(
instance
?Destination
ComputationalSystem
))))
QoSontology.kif 95-106
If
a process
is an
instance
of
data transfer
,
then there exist
an object
,
an entity
,, ,
another object
and
another entity
such that
the process
originate
s at
the object
and
the process
end
s up at
the entity
and
the other object
is an
instrument
for
the process
and
the other entity
is a
patient
of
the process
and
the other entity
is an
instance
of
digital data
and
the other object
is an
instance
of
hardware system
and
the object
is an
instance
of
hardware system
and
the entity
is an
instance
of
computational system
(=>
(
instance
?V
Vending
)
(
exists
(?VM)
(
and
(
instance
?VM
VendingMachine
)
(
origin
?V ?VM))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 1947-1952
If
a process
is an
instance
of
vending
,
then there exists
the process
M such that
the process
M is an
instance
of
vending machine
and
the process
originate
s at
the process
M
(=>
(
instance
?VM
VendingMachine
)
(
hasPurpose
?VM
(
exists
(?H ?O ?V)
(
and
(
instance
?V
Vending
)
(
instance
?H
Human
)
(
instance
?O
Object
)
(
objectTransferred
?V ?O)
(
instrument
?V ?VM)
(
origin
?V ?VM)
(
not
(
instance
?O
Currency
))
(
destination
?V ?H)))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 1959-1972
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
vending machine
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exist
an entity
,
another entity
and
a third entity
such that
the third entity
is an
instance
of
vending
and
the entity
is an
instance
of
human
and
the other entity
is an
instance
of
object
and the object transferred in
the third entity
is
the other entity
and
the physical
is an
instrument
for
the third entity
and
the third entity
originate
s at
the physical
and
the other entity
is not an
instance
of
currency
and
the third entity
end
s up at
the entity
(=>
(
instance
?W
WaterSprinkler
)
(
hasPurpose
?W
(
exists
(?WM)
(
and
(
instance
?WM
WaterMotion
)
(
origin
?WM ?W)))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 25443-25449
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
water sprinkler
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exists
the physical
M such that
the physical
M is an
instance
of
water motion
and
the physical
M
originate
s at
the physical
(=>
(
instance
?Withdrawal
Withdrawal
)
(
exists
(?Account)
(
and
(
instance
?Account
FinancialAccount
)
(
origin
?Withdrawal
(
CurrencyFn
?Account)))))
FinancialOntology.kif 459-464
If
a process
is an
instance
of
withdrawal
,
then there exists
a financial account
such that
the financial account
is an
instance
of
financial account
and
the process
originate
s at the
currency
of
the financial account
(=>
(
instance
?X
Earphone
)
(
hasPurpose
?X
(
exists
(?ES ?RS ?SIGNAL ?EAR ?PROC)
(
and
(
instance
?ES
ElectricalSignalling
)
(
patient
?ES ?SIGNAL)
(
destination
?ES ?X)
(
instance
?PROC
Process
)
(
instrument
?PROC ?X)
(
patient
?PROC ?SIGNAL)
(
result
?PROC ?RS)
(
instance
?RS
RadiatingSound
)
(
origin
?RS ?X)
(
before
(
BeginFn
(
WhenFn
?ES))
(
BeginFn
(
WhenFn
?PROC)))
(
before
(
BeginFn
(
WhenFn
?PROC))
(
BeginFn
(
WhenFn
?RS)))
(
instance
?EAR
Ear
)
(
orientation
?X ?EAR
Adjacent
)))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 26041-26062
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
earphone
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exist
an entity
,
another entity
,, ,
a third entity
,, ,
a fourth entity
and
a fifth entity
such that
the entity
is an
instance
of
electrical signalling
and
the third entity
is a
patient
of
the entity
and
the entity
end
s up at
the physical
and
the fifth entity
is an
instance
of
process
and
the physical
is an
instrument
for
the fifth entity
and
the third entity
is a
patient
of
the fifth entity
and
the other entity
is a
result
of
the fifth entity
and
the other entity
is an
instance
of
radiating sound
and
the other entity
originate
s at
the physical
and the
beginning
of the
time
of existence of
the entity
happens
before
the
beginning
of the
time
of existence of
the fifth entity
and the
beginning
of the
time
of existence of
the fifth entity
happens
before
the
beginning
of the
time
of existence of
the other entity
and
the fourth entity
is an
instance
of
ear
and
the physical
is
adjacent
to
the fourth entity
(=>
(
instance
?X
FireSprinklerSystem
)
(
exists
(?FIRE ?DISCOVER ?WM)
(
and
(
instance
?DISCOVER
Discovering
)
(
instance
?FIRE
Fire
)
(
instrument
?DISCOVER ?X)
(
patient
?DISCOVER ?FIRE)
(
instance
?WM
WaterMotion
)
(
origin
?WM ?X)
(
causes
?DISCOVER ?WM))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 25465-25475
If
an object
is an
instance
of
sprinkler system
,
then there exist
an entity
,
a process
and
another process
such that
the process
is an
instance
of
discovering
and
the entity
is an
instance
of
fire
and
the object
is an
instrument
for
the process
and
the entity
is a
patient
of
the process
and
the other process
is an
instance
of
water motion
and
the other process
originate
s at
the object
and
the process
cause
s
the other process
(=>
(
instance
?X
OperatorAssistedTelephoneCommunication
)
(
exists
(?ORIGIN ?DEST ?OPERATOR)
(
and
(
origin
?X ?ORIGIN)
(
destination
?X ?DEST)
(
instance
?OPERATOR
Human
)
(
hasPurpose
?OPERATOR
(
exists
(?PROC)
(
and
(
instance
?PROC
IntentionalProcess
)
(
agent
?PROC ?OPERATOR)
(
subProcess
?PROC ?X)
(
holdsDuring
(
ImmediateFutureFn
(
WhenFn
?PROC))
(
modalAttribute
(
exists
(?COMM)
(
and
(
instance
?COMM
Communication
)
(
origin
?COMM ?ORIGIN)
(
destination
?COMM ?DEST)))
Possibility
))))))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 27035-27057
If
a process
is an
instance
of
operator assisted telephone communication
,
then there exist
an object
,
an entity
and
a physical
such that
the process
originate
s at
the object
and
the process
end
s up at
the entity
and
the physical
is an
instance
of
human
and
the physical
has the purpose there exists
another entity
such that
the other entity
is an
instance
of
intentional process
and
the physical
is an
agent
of
the other entity
and
the other entity
is a
subprocess
of
the process
and the statement there exists
a third entity
such that
the third entity
is an
instance
of
communication
and
the third entity
originate
s at
the object
and
the third entity
end
s up at
the entity
has the
modal
force
of
possibility
holds
during
immediately
after
the
time
of existence of
the other entity
(=>
(
instance
?X
TelephoneCommunication
)
(
exists
(?TEL1 ?TEL2 ?ORIGIN ?DEST)
(
and
(
origin
?X ?ORIGIN)
(
destination
?X ?DEST)
(
siteForContact
?ORIGIN ?TEL1)
(
siteForContact
?DEST ?TEL2)
(
instance
?TEL1
Telephone
)
(
instance
?TEL2
Telephone
)
(
instrument
?X ?TEL1)
(
instrument
?X ?TEL2))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 27015-27026
If
a process
is an
instance
of
telephone communication
,
then there exist
an agent
,
another agent
,, ,
a contact site
and
another contact site
such that
the process
originate
s at
the contact site
and
the process
end
s up at
the other contact site
and
the agent
can be
contacted
at
the contact site
and
the other agent
can be
contacted
at
the other contact site
and
the agent
is an
instance
of
telephone
and
the other agent
is an
instance
of
telephone
and
the agent
is an
instrument
for
the process
and
the other agent
is an
instrument
for
the process
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