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Sigma KEE - Near
Near(near)
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appearance as argument number 1
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(instance Near SymmetricPositionalAttribute) Merge.kif 17482-17482 Near is an instance of symmetric positional attribute
(documentation Near EnglishLanguage "The relation of common sense adjacency. Note that, if an object is Near another object, then the objects are not connected.") Merge.kif 17483-17484 Near is an instance of symmetric positional attribute
(externalImage Near "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/ Trees_near_lake.jpg") pictureList.kif 10142-10142 Near is an instance of symmetric positional attribute
(externalImage Near "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/ Klallam_people_near_canoe.jpg") pictureList.kif 11489-11489 Near is an instance of symmetric positional attribute
(externalImage Near "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/ Persia_-_Achaemenian_Vessels.jpg") pictureList.kif 11490-11490 Near is an instance of symmetric positional attribute
(externalImage Near "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/ Clown_fish_swimming.jpg") pictureList.kif 11491-11491 Near is an instance of symmetric positional attribute
(externalImage Near "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/ Boeing_EC-135J_refueling.JPEG") pictureList.kif 11492-11492 Near is an instance of symmetric positional attribute
(externalImage Near "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/ Australian_Perentie_Land_Rover_and_MP_motorcycles.jpg") pictureList.kif 11493-11493 Near is an instance of symmetric positional attribute
(externalImage Near "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/ Billiard_ball_comparison.jpg") pictureList.kif 11494-11494 Near is an instance of symmetric positional attribute

appearance as argument number 2
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(termFormat EnglishLanguage Near "near") domainEnglishFormat.kif 40039-40039
(termFormat ChineseTraditionalLanguage Near "近") domainEnglishFormat.kif 40040-40040
(termFormat ChineseLanguage Near "近") domainEnglishFormat.kif 40041-40041

antecedent
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(=>
    (orientation ?OBJ1 ?OBJ2 Near)
    (not
        (connected ?OBJ1 ?OBJ2)))
Merge.kif 17486-17489 If X is near to Y, then X is not connected to Y
(=>
    (orientation ?OBJ1 ?OBJ2 Near)
    (orientation ?OBJ2 ?OBJ1 Near))
Merge.kif 17491-17493 If X is near to Y, then Y is near to X
(=>
    (orientation ?ONE ?TWO Near)
    (orientation ?TWO ?ONE Near))
Geography.kif 2191-2193 If X is near to Y, then Y is near to X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?B Bleeding)
        (instance ?D Death)
        (instance ?H Human)
        (instance ?P Human)
        (experiencer ?B ?P)
        (orientation ?H ?P Near)
        (modalAttribute
            (causes ?B ?D) Likely))
    (holdsObligation ?H
        (exists (?A)
            (and
                (instance ?A ApplyingTourniquet)
                (agent ?A ?H)
                (destination ?A ?P)))))
Medicine.kif 45-60 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of bleeding (2) Y is an instance of death (3) Z is an instance of human (4) W is an instance of human (5) W experiences X (6) Z is near to W (7) the statement X causes Y has the modal force of likely, then Z is obliged to perform tasks of type there exists V such that V is an instance of applying a tourniquet, Z is an agent of V, and V ends up at W

consequent
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(=>
    (and
        (instance ?MEET Meeting)
        (agent ?MEET ?AGENT1)
        (agent ?MEET ?AGENT2))
    (holdsDuring
        (WhenFn ?MEET)
        (orientation ?AGENT1 ?AGENT2 Near)))
Merge.kif 13590-13597 If X is an instance of meeting, Y is an agent of X, and Z is an agent of X, then Y is near to Z holds during the time of existence of X
(<=>
    (orientation ?OBJ1 ?OBJ2 Adjacent)
    (or
        (orientation ?OBJ1 ?OBJ2 Near)
        (connected ?OBJ1 ?OBJ2)))
Merge.kif 17457-17461 X is adjacent to Y if and only if X is near to Y or X is connected to Y
(=>
    (orientation ?OBJ1 ?OBJ2 Near)
    (orientation ?OBJ2 ?OBJ1 Near))
Merge.kif 17491-17493 If X is near to Y, then Y is near to X
(=>
    (instance ?X Hammock)
    (and
        (material Fabric ?X)
        (exists (?POLE1 ?POLE2 ?GROUND)
            (and
                (orientation ?POLE1 ?POLE2 Near)
                (connected ?POLE1 ?X)
                (connected ?POLE2 ?X)
                (instance ?GROUND LandArea)
                (located ?X ?GROUND)
                (orientation ?X ?GROUND Above)))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 4604-4615 If X is an instance of hammock, then X is made of fabric and All of the following hold: (1) there exist Y, Z (2) W such that Y is near to Z (3) Y is connected to X (4) Z is connected to X (5) W is an instance of land area (6) X is located at W (7) X is above to W
(=>
    (neighbor ?PERSON1 ?PERSON2)
    (exists (?HOME1 ?HOME2)
        (and
            (home ?PERSON1 ?HOME1)
            (home ?PERSON2 ?HOME2)
            (not
                (equal ?HOME1 ?HOME2))
            (orientation ?HOME1 ?HOME2 Near))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 7759-7766 If X is a neighbor of Y, then there exist Z, W such that the home of Y is Z, the home of X is W, equal Z, W, and Z is near to W
(=>
    (instance ?SIDE Sidewalk)
    (exists (?ROAD)
        (and
            (instance ?ROAD Roadway)
            (orientation ?SIDE ?ROAD Near))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 17261-17266 If X is an instance of sidewalk, then there exists Y such that Y is an instance of roadway and X is near to Y
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?E Eyebrow)
        (attribute ?H Healthy)
        (part ?E ?H))
    (exists (?EYE)
        (and
            (instance ?EYE Eye)
            (part ?EYE ?H)
            (orientation ?EYE ?E Near))))
Anatomy.kif 1461-1470 If X is an instance of eyebrow, healthy is an attribute of Y, and X is a part of Y, then there exists Z such that Z is an instance of eye, Z is a part of Y, and Z is near to X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?X CarAlarm)
        (instance ?CAR SelfPoweredRoadVehicle)
        (part ?X ?CAR))
    (exists (?HARM ?THIEF ?T ?L)
        (hasPurpose ?X
            (=>
                (and
                    (or
                        (instance ?HARM Stealing)
                        (instance ?HARM Damaging))
                    (instance ?THIEF Human)
                    (agent ?HARM ?THIEF)
                    (patient ?HARM ?CAR)
                    (equal
                        (WhenFn ?HARM) ?T)
                    (eventPartlyLocated ?HARM ?L))
                (exists (?ALARM ?WITNESS)
                    (and
                        (instance ?ALARM RadiatingSound)
                        (agent ?ALARM ?X)
                        (causes ?HARM ?ALARM)
                        (hasPurpose ?ALARM
                            (increasesLikelihood
                                (and
                                    (instance ?WITNESS Human)
                                    (holdsDuring ?T
                                        (orientation ?WITNESS ?L Near)))
                                (or
                                    (knows ?WITNESS
                                        (exists (?H)
                                            (and
                                                (or
                                                    (instance ?H Stealing)
                                                    (instance ?H Damaging))
                                                (eventPartlyLocated ?H ?L)
                                                (holdsDuring ?T
                                                    (patient ?H ?CAR)))))
                                    (finishes
                                        (WhenFn ?ALARM)
                                        (WhenFn ?HARM)))))))))))
Cars.kif 3578-3618 If X is an instance of car alarm, Y is an instance of self powered road vehicle, and X is a part of Y, then All of the following hold: (1) there exist Z, W,, , V (2) U such that X has the purpose Z is an instance of stealing or Z is an instance of damaging (3) W is an instance of human (4) W is an agent of Z (5) Y is a patient of Z (6) equal the time of existence of Z (7) V (8) Z is partly located at Uthere exist T (9) S such that T is an instance of radiating sound (10) X is an agent of T (11) Z causes T (12) T has the purpose S is an instance of human (13) S is near to U holds during V increases likelihood of S knows there exists R such that R is an instance of stealing or R is an instance of damaging (14) R is partly located at U (15) Y is a patient of R holds during V or the time of existence of T finishes the time of existence of Z
(=>
    (orientation ?ONE ?TWO Near)
    (orientation ?TWO ?ONE Near))
Geography.kif 2191-2193 If X is near to Y, then Y is near to X
(=>
    (instance ?X Checkpoint)
    (or
        (exists (?ROAD)
            (and
                (instance ?ROAD Road)
                (orientation ?ROAD ?X Near)))
        (exists (?REG1 ?REG2)
            (orientation
                (BorderFn ?REG1 ?REG2) ?X Near))))
Geography.kif 2213-2221 If X is an instance of checkpoint, then there exists Y such that Y is an instance of road and Y is near to X or there exist Z, W such that the border of Z, and W is near to X
(=>
    (instance ?Reef Reef)
    (exists (?Water)
        (and
            (instance ?Water WaterArea)
            (orientation ?Reef ?Water Near))))
Geography.kif 7542-7547 If X is an instance of reef, then there exists Y such that Y is an instance of water area and X is near to Y
(=>
    (nearOrientation ?OBJ1 ?OBJ2)
    (exists (?X)
        (and
            (instance ?X ?OBJ2)
            (orientation ?OBJ1 ?X Near))))
Hotel.kif 918-923 If X is near Y, then there exists Z such that Z is an instance of Y and X is near to Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?C InPersonCommunication)
        (agent ?C ?A1)
        (agent ?C ?A2)
        (not
            (equal ?A1 ?A2)))
    (holdsDuring ?C
        (orientation ?A1 ?A2 Near)))
Media.kif 218-225 If X is an instance of in person communication, Y is an agent of X, Z is an agent of X, and equal Y and Z, then Y is near to Z holds during X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?A
            (BodyAreaFn ?OC))
        (instance ?H Animal)
        (part ?A ?H))
    (exists (?O)
        (and
            (instance ?O ?OC)
            (orientation ?A ?O Near)
            (part ?O ?H))))
Medicine.kif 6268-6277 If X is an instance of body area Y, Z is an instance of animal, and X is a part of Z, then there exists W such that W is an instance of Y, X is near to W, and W is a part of Z
(=>
    (instance ?PORT PortCity)
    (exists (?SEA)
        (and
            (or
                (instance ?SEA Sea)
                (instance ?SEA Ocean))
            (or
                (orientation ?PORT ?SEA Adjacent)
                (orientation ?PORT ?SEA Near)))))
Transportation.kif 841-850 If X is an instance of port city, then there exists Y such that Y is an instance of sea, Y is an instance of ocean and X is adjacent to Y, or X is near to Y
(=>
    (instance ?PORT SeaPort)
    (exists (?SEA)
        (and
            (or
                (instance ?SEA Sea)
                (instance ?SEA Ocean))
            (or
                (orientation ?PORT ?SEA Adjacent)
                (orientation ?PORT ?SEA Near)))))
Transportation.kif 873-882 If X is an instance of sea port, then there exists Y such that Y is an instance of sea, Y is an instance of ocean and X is adjacent to Y, or X is near to Y
(=>
    (and
        (attribute ?G ToxicandInfectiousSubstance)
        (or
            (instance ?G Substance)
            (instance ?G Microorganism)))
    (exists (?O ?P ?I ?CLASS)
        (and
            (or
                (instance ?O Human)
                (instance ?O Animal))
            (orientation ?G ?O Near)
            (or
                (instance ?P Inhaling)
                (instance ?P Ingesting)
                (instance ?P Touching))
            (agent ?P ?O)
            (patient ?P ?G)
            (causes ?P ?I)
            (patient ?I ?O)
            (instance ?I ?CLASS)
            (capability ?CLASS resource ?G)
            (or
                (subclass ?CLASS Injuring)
                (subclass ?CLASS Death)))))
Transportation.kif 4743-4767 If toxic and infectious substance is an attribute of X and X is an instance of substance or X is an instance of microorganism, then All of the following hold: (1) there exist Y, Z,, , W (2) V such that Y is an instance of human or Y is an instance of animal (3) X is near to Y (4) Z is an instance of inhaling or Z is an instance of ingesting or Z is an instance of touching (5) Y is an agent of Z (6) X is a patient of Z (7) Z causes W (8) Y is a patient of W (9) W is an instance of V (10) X is capable of doing V as a resource (11) V is a subclass of injuring or V is a subclass of death


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