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  knows

Sigma KEE - knows
knows

appearance as argument number 1
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(instance knows PropositionalAttitude) Merge.kif 2932-2932 knows is an instance of propositional attitude
(instance knows BinaryPredicate) Merge.kif 2933-2933 knows is an instance of binary predicate
(subrelation knows inScopeOfInterest) Merge.kif 2934-2934 knows is a subrelation of in scope of interest
(domain knows 1 CognitiveAgent) Merge.kif 2935-2935 The number 1 argument of knows is an instance of cognitive agent
(domain knows 2 Formula) Merge.kif 2936-2936 The number 2 argument of knows is an instance of formula
(documentation knows EnglishLanguage "The epistemic predicate of knowing. (knows ?AGENT ?FORMULA) means that ?AGENT knows the proposition expressed by ?FORMULA. Note that knows entails conscious awareness, so this Predicate cannot be used to express tacit or subconscious or unconscious knowledge.") Merge.kif 2938-2942 The number 2 argument of knows is an instance of formula

appearance as argument number 2
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(termFormat EnglishLanguage knows "knows") domainEnglishFormat.kif 32727-32727
(termFormat ChineseTraditionalLanguage knows "知道") domainEnglishFormat.kif 32728-32728
(termFormat ChineseLanguage knows "知道") domainEnglishFormat.kif 32729-32729
(format EnglishLanguage knows "%1 %n{doesn't} know%p{s} %2") english_format.kif 140-140

antecedent
-------------------------


(=>
    (knows ?AGENT ?FORMULA)
    (believes ?AGENT ?FORMULA))
Merge.kif 2944-2946 If X knows Y, then X believes Y
(=>
    (knows ?AGENT ?FORMULA)
    (truth ?FORMULA True))
Merge.kif 2948-2950 If X knows Y, then Y is true
(=>
    (and
        (hasAccount ?U ?AC)
        (password ?P ?AC)
        (deviceAccount ?AC ?D)
        (not
            (knows ?U
                (password ?P ?AC)))
        (knows ?U
            (recoveryKey ?S ?AC))
        (possesses ?U ?D))
    (modalAttribute
        (exists (?C)
            (and
                (instance ?C ChangingPassword)
                (patient ?C ?AC)
                (agent ?C ?U))) Possibility))
ComputingBrands.kif 4333-4350 If All of the following hold: (1) X has account Y (2) Y has password Z (3) device account Y and W (4) X doesn't know Y has password Z (5) X knows the account Y has recovery key V (6) X possesses W, then the statement there exists U such that U is an instance of change password, Y is a patient of U, and X is an agent of U has the modal force of possibility

consequent
-------------------------


(=>
    (and
        (instance ?LEARN Learning)
        (agent ?LEARN ?AGENT)
        (containsFormula ?LEARN ?FORM))
    (and
        (holdsDuring
            (BeginFn
                (WhenFn ?LEARN))
            (not
                (knows ?AGENT ?FORM)))
        (holdsDuring
            (EndFn
                (WhenFn ?LEARN))
            (knows ?AGENT ?FORM))))
Merge.kif 12225-12239 If X is an instance of learning, Y is an agent of X, and X contains the formula Z, then Y doesn't know Z holds during the beginning of the time of existence of X and Y knows Z holds during the end of the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?DISCOVER Discovering)
        (agent ?DISCOVER ?A)
        (patient ?DISCOVER ?OBJ)
        (holdsDuring
            (WhenFn ?DISCOVER)
            (located ?OBJ ?PLACE)))
    (holdsDuring
        (ImmediateFutureFn
            (WhenFn ?DISCOVERING))
        (knows ?A
            (located ?OBJ ?PLACE))))
Merge.kif 12256-12268 If X is an instance of discovering, Y is an agent of X, Z is a patient of X, and Z is located at W holds during the time of existence of X, then Y knows Z is located at W holds during immediately after the time of existence of V
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?MEAS Measuring)
        (agent ?MEAS ?AGENT)
        (patient ?MEAS ?OBJ))
    (exists (?QUANT ?UNIT)
        (holdsDuring
            (EndFn
                (WhenFn ?MEAS))
            (knows ?AGENT
                (measure ?OBJ
                    (MeasureFn ?QUANT ?UNIT))))))
Merge.kif 12408-12415 If X is an instance of measuring, Y is an agent of X, and Z is a patient of X, then there exist W and V such that Y knows the measure of Z is W V(s) holds during the end of the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?COUNT Counting)
        (agent ?COUNT ?AGENT)
        (patient ?COUNT ?ENTITY))
    (exists (?NUMBER)
        (knows ?AGENT
            (equal
                (CardinalityFn ?ENTITY) ?NUMBER))))
Merge.kif 12422-12428 If X is an instance of counting, Y is an agent of X, and Z is a patient of X, then there exists W such that Y knows equal the number of instances in Z and W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?PROC DiagnosticProcess)
        (agent ?PROC ?AGENT))
    (exists (?CAUSE)
        (hasPurposeForAgent ?PROC ?AGENT
            (knows ?AGENT
                (causes ?CAUSE ?PROC)))))
Merge.kif 13256-13261 If X is an instance of diagnostic process and Y is an agent of X, then there exists Z such that X has the purpose Y for Y knows Z causes X
(=>
    (instance ?S Searching)
    (exists (?AGENT ?OBJ ?LOC)
        (and
            (instance ?AGENT CognitiveAgent)
            (agent ?S ?AGENT)
            (instance ?OBJ Physical)
            (patient ?S ?OBJ)
            (instance ?LOC Object)
            (located ?OBJ ?LOC)
            (hasPurposeForAgent ?S ?AGENT
                (knows ?AGENT
                    (located ?OBJ ?LOC))))))
Merge.kif 13268-13280 If X is an instance of searching, then All of the following hold: (1) there exist Y, Z (2) W such that Y is an instance of cognitive agent (3) Y is an agent of X (4) Z is an instance of physical (5) Z is a patient of X (6) W is an instance of object (7) Z is located at W (8) X has the purpose Y for Y knows Z is located at W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?S Searching)
        (patient ?S ?OBJ)
        (instance ?OBJ Physical))
    (exists (?LOC ?AGENT)
        (and
            (instance ?AGENT CognitiveAgent)
            (agent ?S ?AGENT)
            (instance ?LOC Object)
            (located ?OBJ ?LOC)
            (hasPurposeForAgent ?S ?AGENT
                (knows ?AGENT
                    (located ?OBJ ?LOC))))))
Merge.kif 13282-13295 If X is an instance of searching, Y is a patient of X, and Y is an instance of physical, then there exist Z, W such that W is an instance of cognitive agent, W is an agent of X, Z is an instance of object, Y is located at Z, and X has the purpose W for W knows Y is located at Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?QUESTION Questioning)
        (agent ?QUESTION ?AGENT)
        (containsFormula ?QUESTION ?FORMULA)
        (instance ?FORMULA Formula))
    (holdsDuring
        (WhenFn ?QUESTION)
        (not
            (knows ?AGENT ?FORMULA))))
Merge.kif 13513-13522 If X is an instance of questioning, Y is an agent of X, X contains the formula Z, and Z is an instance of formula, then Y doesn't know Z holds during the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?SEE Seeing)
        (agent ?SEE ?AGENT)
        (patient ?SEE ?OBJ))
    (exists (?PROP)
        (and
            (instance ?PROP ColorAttribute)
            (knows ?AGENT
                (attribute ?OBJ ?PROP)))))
Merge.kif 13835-13843 If X is an instance of seeing, Y is an agent of X, and Z is a patient of X, then there exists W such that W is an instance of color attribute and Y knows W is an attribute of Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?P Punishing)
        (agent ?P ?A)
        (causes ?P ?P2)
        (destination ?P ?D))
    (knows ?A
        (not
            (wants ?D ?P2))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 862-870 If X is an instance of punishing, Y is an agent of X, X causes Z, and X ends up at W, then Y knows W doesn't want Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?KL KnockLight)
        (instance ?A Human)
        (attribute ?A Deaf)
        (uses ?KL ?A))
    (hasPurpose ?KL
        (exists (?KNOCK ?DOOR)
            (and
                (instance ?KNOCK Impacting)
                (patient ?KNOCK ?DOOR)
                (instance ?DOOR Door)
                (knows ?A
                    (and
                        (instance ?KNOCK Impacting)
                        (patient ?KNOCK ?DOOR)
                        (instance ?DOOR Door)))))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 28408-28424 If X is an instance of knock light, Y is an instance of human, deafness is an attribute of Y, and Y uses X, then All of the following hold: (1) X has the purpose there exist Z (2) W such that Z is an instance of impacting (3) W is a patient of Z (4) W is an instance of door (5) Y knows Z is an instance of impacting (6) W is a patient of Z (7) W is an instance of door
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?X FireAlarm)
        (attribute ?X DeviceOn)
        (located ?X ?LOC))
    (exists (?RS)
        (and
            (instance ?RS RadiatingSound)
            (instrument ?RS ?X)
            (hasPurpose ?RS
                (exists (?GRP)
                    (and
                        (instance ?GRP GroupOfPeople)
                        (located ?GRP ?LOC)
                        (knows ?GRP
                            (exists (?FIRE)
                                (and
                                    (instance ?FIRE Fire)
                                    (eventLocated ?FIRE ?LOC))))))))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 29055-29073 If X is an instance of fire alarm, device on is an attribute of X, and X is located at Y, then there exists Z such that Z is an instance of radiating sound, X is an instrument for Z, Z has the purpose there exists W such that W is an instance of group of people, W is located at Y, W knows there exists V such that V is an instance of fire, and V is located at Y
(=>
    (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
(=>
    (instance ?P Phishing)
    (exists (?FS ?V ?M ?I)
        (and
            (instance ?M Communication)
            (origin ?M ?FS)
            (agent ?P ?FS)
            (destination ?M ?V)
            (instance ?I Formula)
            (knows ?V ?I)
            (not
                (desires ?V
                    (knows ?FS ?I)))
            (desires ?FS
                (knows ?FS ?I)))))
ComputingBrands.kif 4141-4155 If X is an instance of phishing, then All of the following hold: (1) there exist Y, Z,, , W (2) V such that W is an instance of communication (3) W originates at Y (4) Y is an agent of X (5) W ends up at Z (6) V is an instance of formula (7) Z knows V (8) Z doesn't desire Y doesn't know V (9) Y desires Y knows V
(=>
    (instance ?FMIP FindMyIPhone)
    (hasPurpose ?FMIP
        (exists (?A ?IP ?P ?L)
            (and
                (instance ?IP AppleIPhone)
                (instrument ?P ?FMIP)
                (agent ?P ?A)
                (patient ?P ?IP)
                (holdsDuring
                    (ImmediatePastFn
                        (WhenFn ?P))
                    (not
                        (knows ?A
                            (located ?IP ?L))))
                (holdsDuring
                    (ImmediateFutureFn
                        (WhenFn ?P))
                    (knows ?A
                        (located ?IP ?L)))))))
ComputingBrands.kif 4169-4188 If X is an instance of FMIP, then All of the following hold: (1) X has the purpose there exist Y, Z,, , W (2) V such that Z is an instance of iPhone (3) X is an instrument for W (4) Y is an agent of W (5) Z is a patient of W (6) Y doesn't know Z is not located at V holds during immediately before the time of existence of W (7) Y knows Z is located at V holds during immediately after the time of existence of W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?NOTIFY Notifying)
        (instance ?AGENT CognitiveAgent)
        (containsFormula ?NOTIFY ?FORMULA)
        (destination ?NOTIFY ?AGENT))
    (not
        (holdsDuring
            (BeginFn
                (WhenFn ?NOTIFY))
            (knows ?AGENT ?FORMULA))))
Facebook.kif 620-630 If X is an instance of notifying, Y is an instance of cognitive agent, X contains the formula Z, and X ends up at Y, then Y doesn't know Z doesn't hold during the beginning of the time of existence of X
(=>
    (trusts ?A1 ?A2
        (KappaFn ?P
            (capability ?P agent ?A2)))
    (knows ?A1
        (capability ?P agent ?A2)))
Law.kif 365-370 If X trusts Y will do the class described by Z, then X knows Y is capable of doing Z as a agent
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?MB MeasuringBreathing)
        (agent ?MB ?A)
        (instance ?L Lung)
        (part ?L ?P)
        (instance ?T TimeInterval)
        (during ?T
            (WhenFn ?MB))
        (duration ?T MinuteDuration)
        (patient ?MB ?P))
    (holdsDuring
        (ImmediateFutureFn
            (WhenFn ?MB))
        (exists (?BR)
            (knows ?A
                (breathingRate ?L ?T ?BR)))))
Medicine.kif 442-458 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of measuring breathing (2) Y is an agent of X (3) Z is an instance of lung (4) Z is a part of W (5) V is an instance of timeframe (6) V takes place during the time of existence of X (7) duration of V is minute duration (8) W is a patient of X, then there exists U such that Y knows Z breathes at a rate of U breaths per V holds during immediately after the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?M Measuring)
        (instrument ?M ?PO)
        (agent ?M ?A)
        (patient ?M ?P)
        (instance ?PO PulseOximeter))
    (exists (?N)
        (knows ?A
            (oxygenSaturation ?P ?N))))
Medicine.kif 1241-1250 If X is an instance of measuring, Y is an instrument for X, Z is an agent of X, W is a patient of X, and Y is an instance of pulse oximeter, then there exists V such that Z knows the oxygen saturation of W is V percent
(=>
    (instance ?R RTPCRTest)
    (hasPurpose ?R
        (exists (?M ?A ?T ?MEAS)
            (and
                (instance ?M Measuring)
                (patient ?M ?RNA)
                (instance ?RNA RNAMolecule)
                (holdsDuring ?T
                    (measure ?RNA ?MEAS))
                (knows ?A
                    (holdsDuring ?T
                        (measure ?RNA ?MEAS)))))))
Medicine.kif 1559-1571 If X is an instance of Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, then X has the purpose there exist Y, Z,, , W, V such that Y is an instance of measuring, U is a patient of Y, U is an instance of RNA molecule, the measure of U is V holds during W, and Z knows the measure of U is V holds during W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?A AntibodyCOVIDTest)
        (instrument ?M ?A)
        (instance ?M Measuring)
        (patient ?M ?H)
        (instance ?CA COVIDAntibody)
        (part ?CA ?H))
    (modalAttribute
        (knows ?H
            (part ?CA ?H)) Likely))
Medicine.kif 2772-2783 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of antigen COVID test (2) X is an instrument for Y (3) Y is an instance of measuring (4) Z is a patient of Y (5) W is an instance of COVID antibody (6) W is a part of Z, then the statement Z knows W is a part of Z has the modal force of likely
(=>
    (instance ?C CommunitySpread)
    (not
        (exists (?H)
            (knows ?H
                (exists (?N)
                    (and
                        (origin ?C ?H)
                        (names ?N ?H)))))))
Medicine.kif 3228-3236 If X is an instance of community spread, then there doesn't exist Y such that Y knows there exists Z such that X originates at Y and Y has name Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?E Electrocardiography)
        (patient ?E ?H)
        (agent ?E ?D)
        (attribute ?D MedicalDoctor))
    (hasPurpose ?E
        (knows ?D
            (exists (?T)
                (attribute ?H
                    (ImpairedBodyPartFn Heart))))))
Medicine.kif 3480-3490 If X is an instance of electrocardiography, Y is a patient of X, Z is an agent of X, and medical doctor is an attribute of Z, then X has the purpose Z knows there exists W such that impaired body part fn heart is an attribute of Y
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?G Gaslighting)
        (agent ?G ?A)
        (suffers ?G ?H))
    (exists (?P)
        (and
            (instance ?P Perception)
            (experiencer ?P ?H)
            (causesProposition
                (suffers ?G ?H)
                (not
                    (knows ?H
                        (result ?P ?R)))))))
Medicine.kif 3696-3709 If X is an instance of gaslighting, Y is an agent of X, and Z suffers from X, then there exists W such that W is an instance of perception, Z experiences W, and Z doesn't know V is not a result of W is a causes proposition of Z suffers from X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?G GramStaining)
        (agent ?G ?H)
        (patient ?G ?B))
    (hasPurpose ?G
        (knows ?H
            (exists (?S)
                (and
                    (instance ?S GramStainAttribute)
                    (attribute ?B ?S))))))
Medicine.kif 5391-5401 If X is an instance of Gram stain, Y is an agent of X, and Z is a patient of X, then X has the purpose Y knows there exists W such that W is an instance of Gram stain and W is an attribute of Z

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