Physical Thing – E18
E18 Physical Thing
Subclass of:
Scope note:
This class comprises all persistent physical items with a relatively stable form, human-made or natural.
Depending on the existence of natural boundaries of such things, the CIDOC CRM distinguishes the instances of E19 Physical Object from instances of E26 Physical Feature, such as holes, rivers, pieces of land etc. Most instances of E19 Physical Object can be moved (if not too heavy), whereas features are integral to the surrounding matter.
An instance of E18 Physical Thing occupies not only a particular geometric space at any instant of its existence, but in the course of its existence it also forms a trajectory through spacetime, which occupies a real, that is phenomenal, volume in spacetime. We include in the occupied space the space filled by the matter of the physical thing and all its inner spaces, such as the interior of a box. For the purpose of more detailed descriptions of the presence of an instance of E18 Physical Thing in space and time it can be associated with its specific instance of E92 Spacetime Volume by the property P196 defines (is defined by).
The CIDOC CRM is generally not concerned with amounts of matter in fluid or gaseous states, as long as they are not confined in an identifiable way for an identifiable minimal time-span.
Examples:
the Mona Lisa (E22) (Mohen, 2006)
the Cullinan Diamond (E19) (Scarratt and Shor, 2006)
the cave “Ideon Andron” in Crete (E26) (Smith, 1844-49)
In First Order Logic:
- E18(x) ⇒ E72(x)
Outgoing properties:
- crm:P44 has condition (is condition of) (1,1:0,n) → crm:E3 Condition State
- crm:P45 consists of (is incorporated in) (0,n:1,n) → crm:E57 Material
- crm:P46 is composed of (forms part of) (0,n:0,n) → crm:E18 Physical Thing
- crm:P49 has former or current keeper (is former or current keeper of) (0,n:0,n) → crm:E39 Actor
- crm:P50 has current keeper (is current keeper of) (0,n:0,n) → crm:E39 Actor
- crm:P51 has former or current owner (is former or current owner of) (0,n:0,n) → crm:E39 Actor
- crm:P52 has current owner (is current owner of) (0,n:0,n) → crm:E39 Actor
- crm:P53 has former or current location (is former or current location of) (0,n:1,n) → crm:E53 Place
- crm:P59 has section (is located on or within) (0,n:0,n) → crm:E53 Place
- crm:P128 carries (is carried by) (0,n:0,n) → crm:E90 Symbolic Object
- crm:P156 occupies (is occupied by) (0,n:0,1) → crm:E53 Place
- crm:P196 defines (is defined by) (0,1:1,1) → crm:E92 Spacetime Volume
- crm:P198 holds or supports (is held or supported by) (0,n:0,n) → crm:E18 Physical Thing
Incoming properties:
- crm:E4 Period → crm:P8 took place on or within (witnessed) (0,n:0,n)
- crm:E6 Destruction → crm:P13 destroyed (was destroyed by) (0,1:1,n)
- crm:E8 Acquisition → crm:P24 transferred title of (changed ownership through) (0,n:1,n)
- crm:E10 Transfer of Custody → crm:P30 transferred custody of (custody transferred through) (0,n:1,n)
- crm:E11 Modification → crm:P31 has modified (was modified by) (0,n:1,n)
- crm:E14 Condition Assessment → crm:P34 concerned (was assessed by) (0,n:1,n)
- crm:E16 Measurement → crm:P39 measured (was measured by) (0,n:1,1)
- crm:E18 Physical Thing → crm:P46 is composed of (forms part of) (0,n:0,n)
- crm:E79 Part Addition → crm:P110 augmented (was augmented by) (0,n:1,n)
- crm:E79 Part Addition → crm:P111 added (was added by) (0,n:1,n)
- crm:E80 Part Removal → crm:P112 diminished (was diminished by) (0,n:1,n)
- crm:E80 Part Removal → crm:P113 removed (was removed by) (0,n:1,n)
- crm:E81 Transformation → crm:P123 resulted in (resulted from) (0,n:1,n)
- crm:E81 Transformation → crm:P124 transformed (was transformed by) (0,1:1,n)
- crm:E53 Place → crm:P157 is at rest relative to (provides reference space for) (0,n:1,n)
- crm:E93 Presence → crm:P195 was a presence of (had presence) (0,n:1,1)
- crm:E18 Physical Thing → crm:P198 holds or supports (is held or supported by) (0,n:0,n)
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Additional notes
Identifier: E18
Official URI: http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E18_Physical_Thing
OntoME URI: https://ontome.net/ontology/c18
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