Potential
A class with identifier http://rds.posccaesar.org/ontology/lis14/rdl/Potential
| Source ontology | Industrial Data Ontology |
| is primitive | true |
| natural language definition | A dependent entity that can potentially be realised through participation in an activity. |
| primitive rationale | The necessary condition for being a 'potential' is that activity type and participation type are provided. It is however not clear what sufficient conditions would consist in, as these would at least involve a notion of successful execution for the relevant activities, which goes beyond the scope of IDO. |
| Comment | Use OWL property chains to enforce constraints on how the bearer needs to participate in order for an activity to count as a realization. |
| See also | obo:BFO_0000017 |
| alternative label | Realizable Entity |
| Example | The sealing function of a gasket, the disposition of a steel bar to corrode. |