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measuring (Measuring)

The Class of Calculating Processes where the aim is to determine the PhysicalQuantity of some aspect of the patient.

Ontology

SUMO / PROCESSES

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  process  
is subclass of
  intentional process  
is subclass of
[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  process  
is subclass of
  internal change  
is subclass of
  biological process  
is subclass of
  psychological process  
is subclass of
is subclass of
  intentional psychological process  
is subclass of
  calculating  
is subclass of
  measuring  

Coordinate term(s)

counting 

Related WordNet synsets

measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
the act or process of measuring; "he made a careful measurement"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
measurement is kind of (all)...   measurement is kind of...   kinds of measurement...   kinds of measurement (all)...  
measured
determined by measurement; "the measured distance was less than a mile"
measured is opposite to...   measured is similar to...  
unmeasured (opposite)
not measured
unmeasured is opposite to...  
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Axioms (1)

If meas is an instance of measuring and meas is an agent of agent and obj is a patient of meas, then there exist quant,unit so that agent knows "the measure of obj is "quant unit(s)"" immediately after "the time of existence of meas". 
(=>
      (and
            (instance ?MEAS Measuring)
            (agent ?MEAS ?AGENT)
            (patient ?MEAS ?OBJ))
      (exists
            (?QUANT ?UNIT)
            (holdsDuring
                  (ImmediateFutureFn
                        (WhenFn ?MEAS))
                  (knows
                        ?AGENT
                        (measure
                              ?OBJ
                              (MeasureFn ?QUANT ?UNIT))))))