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Sigma KEE - Liquid
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Liquid
An Object has the Attribute of Liquid if it has a fixed volume but not a fixed shape.
Relationships      
Parents Fluid Fluid is an InternalAttribute of an Object that does not have a fixed shape and thus tends to flow or to conform to the shape of a container.
InstancesAbstractProperties or qualities as distinguished from any particular embodiment of the properties/qualities in a physical medium. Instances of Abstract can be said to exist in the same sense as mathematical objects such as sets and relations, but they cannot exist at a particular place and time without some physical encoding or embodiment.
 AttributeQualities which we cannot or choose not to reify into subclasses of.
 EntityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 InternalAttributeAny Attribute of an Entity that is an internal property of the Entity, e.g. its shape, its color, its fragility, etc.
 PhysicalStateThe physical state of an Object. There are three reified instances of this Class: Solid, Liquid, and Gas. Physical changes are not characterized by the transformation of one substance into another, but rather by the change of the form (physical states) of a given substance. For example, melting an iron nail yields a substance still called iron.
Belongs to Class Entity


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