pm#thing_that_can_be_seen_as_a_relation  usable as relation type
  supertype:  pm#thing_playing_some_role  category to classify things according to roles/viewpoints; classification under this category is application-dependant
  subtype:  pm#thing_that_can_be_seen_as_a_function  a node cannot be source of 2 comparable relations of such types and having different destinations
     subtype:  pm#contact_point__contactpoint
     subtype:  #employer  a person or firm that employs workers
     subtype:  #seller__marketer__vender__vendor__trafficker  someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
     subtype:  #price__cost__toll  value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something: "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?"
     subtype:  #license__permit  a legal document giving official permission to do something
  subtype:  pm#attribute_or_quality_or_measure  e.g., mass, mass unit, 1 kg, frequency, [2-3] hz, color, blue, speed, 1 m/s
     subtype:  pm#time_measure__temporal_attribute_or_quality_or_measure  temporal duration or positions of time_points and time_intervals along the universal timeline
     subtype:  pm#physical/spatial_attribute_or_quality_or_measure  e.g., mass/length/color measure; here are most of the subtypes of #property.attribute, e.g., #visual_property
     subtype:  pm#process_attribute_or_quality_or_measure  e.g., a speed measure
     subtype:  pm#psychological_attribute_or_quality_or_measure
     subtype:  pm#social_attribute_or_quality_or_measure
     subtype:  pm#modality_measure  e.g., pm#never is as an instance
     subtype:  pm#numeric_attribute__numericattribute
     subtype:  pm#unit_of_measure   Any kind of unit of measure, metre, dollar, kilogram, etc. 
     subtype:  pm#security_attribute
     subtype:  sumo#Attribute
     subtype:  sumo#quantity  any specification of how many or how much of something there is
     subtype:  #measure__quantity__amount__quantum  how much there is of something that you can measure
     subtype:  #attribute  an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
     subtype:  #property__attribute__dimension  a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
     subtype:  #magnitude_relation__magnituderelation__quantitative_relation  a relation between magnitudes
  subtype:  pm#entity_playing_some_role  e.g., an agent, an owner
     subtype:  pm#owned_entity__ownedentity
     subtype:  pm#entity_part
     subtype:  #variable  something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered"
     subtype:  pm#tool
     subtype:  pm#situation_result__situationresult
     subtype:  pm#process_recipient__processrecipient  recipient of a process
     subtype:  pm#process_object__processobject
     subtype:  pm#causal_entity__agent  something (animal or software agent) able to act
     subtype:  pm#imaginary_entity__imaginaryentity  an entity that has been imagined
     subtype:  #essential__necessity__requirement__requisite__necessary  anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
     subtype:  #inessential__nonessential  anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials"
     subtype:  #self-contained_entity__thing  a separate and self-contained entity
     subtype:  #anticipation  some early entity whose type or style anticipates a later one; "there were many anticipations of Darwinian theory"; "the hour glass was an anticipation of the clock"
     subtype:  #unnamed_thing__unnamedthing__thing  an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"
     subtype:  #holy_of_holies  something that is regarded as inviolable or sacred; "every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the Social Security System"
     subtype:  #representation  creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
  subtype:  #relation  an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
     subtype:  #social_relation  a relation between living organisms (especially between people)
     subtype:  #spatial_relation__spatialrelation__position__spatial_property__spatialproperty  the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
     subtype:  #ownership  the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
     subtype:  #causality  the relation between causes and effects
     subtype:  #human_relationship__humanrelationship__relationship  a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve (as in "the relationship between inflation and unemployment")) preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness; "the relationship between mothers and children"
     subtype:  #function.relation  a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
     subtype:  #association.relation  a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"
     subtype:  #logical_relation__logicalrelation  a relation between logical propositions
     subtype:  #mathematical_relation  a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
     subtype:  #foundation  the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
     subtype:  #connection.relation__connexion__connectedness__connectednes  a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
     subtype:  #unconnectedness  the lack of a connection between things
     subtype:  #linguistic_relation  a relation between linguistic forms or constituents
     subtype:  #component_part__componentpart__part__portion  something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"
     subtype:  #kinship__affinity  a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character: "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
     subtype:  #family_relationship__kinship__relationship  state of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
     subtype:  #magnitude_relation__magnituderelation__quantitative_relation  a relation between magnitudes
     subtype:  #control.relation  a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
     subtype:  #business_relation  a relation between different business enterprises
     subtype:  #reciprocality__reciprocity  a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
     subtype:  #interrelation__interrelationship__interrelatedness  mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness: "interrelationships of animal structure and function"
     subtype:  #temporal_relation  a relation involving time
     subtype:  #comparison  relation based on similarities and differences
     subtype:  #oppositeness__opposition  the relation between opposed entities
     subtype:  #change.relation  a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event: "he attributed the change to their marriage"
  subtype:  #psychological_feature__psychologicalfeature  a feature of the mental life of a living organism
     subtype:  #cognition__knowledge__noesis  the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
     subtype:  #motivation__motive__need  the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action; the reason for the action; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"
  subtype:  #information  knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
     subtype:  #datum__data_point  an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
     subtype:  #conversance__acquaintance__familiarity__conversancy  personal knowledge or information about someone or something
     subtype:  #fact  a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"
     subtype:  #instance__example__illustration__representative  a single item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is a good example on page 10"
     subtype:  #circumstance.information__condition__consideration  information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
     subtype:  #background_knowledge__background  information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"
     subtype:  #predictor.information  information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events; "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"
     subtype:  #tip-off__tipoff  inside information that something is going to happen
     subtype:  #stimulus__stimulation__stimulant__input  any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
     subtype:  #sign.evidence  (medical) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphixiation"
     subtype:  #bubo  a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
  subtype:  #facility__facilities  services and space and equipment provided for a particular purpose; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"
     subtype:  #parking  space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of parking behind the store"
     subtype:  pm#air_conditioning_system__air_conditioning__airconditioning___air-con___air__air
     subtype:  pm#facility_for_handicapped
     subtype:  pm#children_facility
     subtype:  pm#baby_facility
     subtype:  pm#pets_facility
     subtype:  pm#conference_facility
     subtype:  #swimming_pool__swimming_bath__natatorium  pool that provides a facility for swimming: "`swimming bath' is a British term"
     subtype:  pm#spa
     subtype:  #laundry  workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
     subtype:  pm#tour_desk
     subtype:  #concierge  a caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
     subtype:  pm#room_facility

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