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(subclass Inflating Increasing)	Cars.kif 3465-3465	Inflating is a subclass of increasing
(documentation Inflating EnglishLanguage "Any Process where a Balloon is filled with a Gas.")	Cars.kif 3467-3468	Inflating is a subclass of increasing

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(termFormat EnglishLanguage Inflating "inflating")

Cars.kif 3466-3466

antecedent

(=>
    (instance ?I Inflating)
    (exists (?G1 ?G2 ?V1 ?V2 ?S ?U)
        (and
            (instance ?G1 ?S)
            (instance ?G2 ?S)
            (instance ?S Substance)
            (attribute ?G1 Gas)
            (attribute ?G2 Gas)
            (instance ?U UnitOfVolume)
            (holdsDuring
                (ImmediatePastFn
                    (WhenFn ?I))
                (measure ?G1
                    (MeasureFn ?V1 ?U)))
            (holdsDuring
                (ImmediateFutureFn
                    (WhenFn ?I))
                (measure ?G2
                    (MeasureFn ?V2 ?U)))
            (greaterThan ?V2 ?V1))))

Cars.kif 3470-3490

If X is an instance of inflating, then there exist Y, Z,, , W,, , V,, , U and T such that Y is an instance of U and Z is an instance of U and U is an instance of substance and gas is an attribute of Y and gas is an attribute of Z and T is an instance of unit of volume and the measure of Y is W T(s) holds during immediately before the time of existence of X and the measure of Z is V T(s) holds during immediately after the time of existence of X and V is greater than W

consequent

(=>
    (instance ?X AutoAirbag)
    (hasPurpose ?X
        (exists (?CAR ?PERSON ?IMP ?INF ?INJ ?HIT)
            (and
                (instance ?CAR Automobile)
                (part ?X ?CAR)
                (instance ?PERSON Human)
                (contains ?CAR ?PERSON)
                (instance ?IMP Impacting)
                (patient ?IMP ?CAR)
                (instance ?INF Inflating)
                (patient ?INF ?X)
                (causes ?IMP ?INF)
                (hinders ?INF
                    (KappaFn ?INJ
                        (and
                            (instance ?INJ Injuring)
                            (experiencer ?INJ ?PERSON)
                            (exists (?HIT)
                                (and
                                    (instance ?HIT Impacting)
                                    (destination ?HIT ?CAR)
                                    (experiencer ?HIT ?PERSON)
                                    (causes ?HIT ?INJ))))))))))

Cars.kif 3500-3524

If X is an instance of airbag, then All of the following hold: (1) X has the purpose there exist Y, Z,, , W,, , V,, , U (2) T such that Y is an instance of automobile (3) X is a part of Y (4) Z is an instance of human (5) Y contains Z (6) W is an instance of impacting (7) Y is a patient of W (8) V is an instance of inflating (9) X is a patient of V (10) W causes V (11) V hinders the class described by U

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