before
(=>
(
instance
?X
TapeRecorder
)
(
hasPurpose
?X
(
exists
(?AUDIO ?TAPE ?PROC)
(
and
(
instance
?PROC
IntentionalProcess
)
(
instrument
?PROC ?X)
(
result
?PROC ?AUDIO)
(
instance
?AUDIO
AudioRecording
)
(
instance
?TAPE
RecordingTape
)
(
holdsDuring
?PROC
(
connected
?TAPE ?X))
(
before
(
BeginFn
(
WhenFn
?PROC))
(
BeginFn
(
WhenFn
(
part
?AUDIO ?TAPE))))))))
Media.kif 1336-1350
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
tape recorder
,
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
intentional process
and
the physical
is an
instrument
for
the third entity
and
the entity
is a
result
of
the third entity
and
the entity
is an
instance
of
audio recording
and
the other entity
is an
instance
of
recording tape
and
the other entity
is
connected
to
the physical
holds
during
the third entity
and the
beginning
of the
time
of existence of
the third entity
happens
before
the
beginning
of the
time
of existence of
the entity
is a
part
of
the other entity
(=>
(
instance
?X
Tripod
)
(
hasPurpose
?X
(
exists
(?OBJ ?PUT ?PROC)
(
and
(
instance
?OBJ
Artifact
)
(
instance
?PUT
Putting
)
(
patient
?PUT ?OBJ)
(
destination
?PUT ?X)
(
instance
?PROC
Process
)
(
instrument
?PROC ?OBJ)
(
before
(
EndFn
(
WhenFn
?PUT))
(
BeginFn
(
WhenFn
?PROC)))))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 26707-26720
If
a physical
is an
instance
of
tripod
,
then
the physical
has the purpose there exist
an entity
,
another entity
and
a third entity
such that
the entity
is an
instance
of
artifact
and
the other entity
is an
instance
of
putting
and
the entity
is a
patient
of
the other entity
and
the other entity
end
s up at
the physical
and
the third entity
is an
instance
of
process
and
the entity
is an
instrument
for
the third entity
and the
end
of the
time
of existence of
the other entity
happens
before
the
beginning
of the
time
of existence of
the third entity
(=>
(
originalExpressedInLanguage
?PROP ?LANG)
(
exists
(?PHYS ?TIME)
(
and
(
instance
?PHYS
LinguisticExpression
)
(
representsInLanguage
?PHYS ?PROP ?LANG)
(
equal
?TIME
(
WhenFn
?PHYS))
(
not
(
exists
(?BEFORE ?OTHER)
(
and
(
instance
?OTHER
LinguisticExpression
)
(
represents
?OTHER ?PROP)
(
equal
?BEFORE
(
WhenFn
?OTHER))
(
before
?BEFORE ?TIME)))))))
Music.kif 1457-1470
If
a proposition
was first
expressed
as
a language
,
then there exist
a linguistic expression
and
a time interval
such that
the linguistic expression
is an
instance
of
linguistic expression
and
the linguistic expression
represent
s
the proposition
in the language
the language
and
the time interval
is
equal
to the
time
of existence of
the linguistic expression
and there don't exist
another time interval
and
a physical
such that
the physical
is an
instance
of
linguistic expression
and
the physical
express
es
the proposition
and
the other time interval
is
equal
to the
time
of existence of
the physical
and
the other time interval
happens
before
the time interval
(=>
(
parent
?CHILD ?PARENT)
(
before
(
BeginFn
(
WhenFn
?PARENT))
(
BeginFn
(
WhenFn
?CHILD))))
Merge.kif 16397-16399
If
an organism
is a
parent
of
another organism
,
then the
beginning
of the
time
of existence of
the organism
happens
before
the
beginning
of the
time
of existence of
the other organism
(=>
(
result
?PROC ?OBJ)
(
forall
(?TIME)
(=>
(
before
?TIME
(
BeginFn
(
WhenFn
?PROC)))
(
not
(
time
?OBJ ?TIME)))))
Merge.kif 8146-8152
If
a physical
is a
result
of
a process
,
then for all
a time point
if
the time point
happens
before
the
beginning
of the
time
of existence of
the process
,
then
the physical
doesn't exist
during
the time point
(=>
(
starts
?INTERVAL1 ?INTERVAL2)
(
and
(
equal
(
BeginFn
?INTERVAL1)
(
BeginFn
?INTERVAL2))
(
before
(
EndFn
?INTERVAL1)
(
EndFn
?INTERVAL2))))
Merge.kif 8066-8074
If
a time interval
start
s
another time interval
,
then the
beginning
of
the time interval
is
equal
to the
beginning
of
the other time interval
and the
end
of
the time interval
happens
before
the
end
of
the other time interval
(=>
(
temporallyBetween
?POINT1 ?POINT2 ?POINT3)
(
and
(
before
?POINT1 ?POINT2)
(
before
?POINT2 ?POINT3)))
Merge.kif 8192-8196
If
a time point
is
between
another time point
and
a third time point
,
then
the other time point
happens
before
the time point
and
the time point
happens
before
the third time point
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