denotes

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/denotes

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/core/Core/

Type: Object Property

SubProperty Of: is about

Domain: information content entity

Range: bfo:entity

Inverse Of: denoted by

Definition

relation from an information content entity to an entity that the information content entity distinguishes

Explanatory Notes

The distinguishment implied by denotes is not necessarily unique, which is why this property is not made functional. For example, a name can, at one point, ‘denote’ multiple individuals.

Examples

• the name ‘John’ denotes one or more individuals that have that name; ‘vehicle identification number’ denotes a vehicle; ‘ethanol’ is a name given by IUPAC which denotes molecules with the structure CH3-CH2-OH

Description Logic

constr:denotes ⊑ constr:isAbout

domain: constr:InformationContentEntity

range: bfo:entity

inverse: constr:denotedBy

SubPropertyOf: constr:isAbout

domain: constr:InformationContentEntity

range: bfo:entity

inverse: constr:denotedBy