#reductionism  the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents
  supertype:  #analytic_thinking__analysis  the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts for study
     supertype:  #reasoning__logical_thinking__logicalthinking__abstract_thought  thinking that is coherent and logical
        supertype:  #thinking__thought__cerebration__intellection__mentation  the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
           supertype:  #higher_cognitive_process  cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
              supertype:  #cognitive_process__cognitiveproces__process__proces__cognitive_operation__cognitiveoperation__act  the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the act of remembering"
                 supertype:  pm#process__proces  situation commonly considered as making a change during some period of time
                    supertype:  pm#situation  something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
                       supertype:  pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
                    supertype:  pm#process_or_process_description
                       supertype:  pm#processing_thing
                          supertype:  pm#thing_playing_some_role  category to classify things according to roles/viewpoints; classification under this category is application-dependant
                             supertype:  pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
                 supertype:  sumo#process__proces__physicalsituation  intuitively, the class of things that happen and have temporal parts or stages; examples include extended events like a football match or a race, actions like pursuing and reading, and biological processes; sumo#process is not identical to pm#situation because an instance of pm#situation is not necessarily an instance of sumo#physical
                    supertype:  pm#situation  something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
                    supertype:  pm#process_or_process_description
                    supertype:  sumo#physical__physical_thing  an entity that has a location in space-time; locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time; click here for more details on the identical category sowa#physical_thing
                       supertype:  pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type

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