]> 2008/06/10 OpenCyc Knowledge Base Copyright© 2001-2008 Cycorp, Inc., http://www.cyc.com/, Austin, TX, USA This file contains an OWL representation of information contained in the OpenCyc Knowledge Base. The content of this OWL file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license whose text can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode. The content of this OWL file, including the OpenCyc content it represents, constitutes the "Work" referred to in the Creative Commons license. The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. Planning planning An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGFZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AtLeastPartiallyMentalEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> is an event in which an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a> (or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjmoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Group</a> thereof) thinks about how it will influence a future course of events. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> is not the same as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a>, since one can plan without actually producing a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r9DYNZvBfQdiISKek7wWggA" class="cyc_term">Plan</a>. Rather, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a>. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planning plan will plan has planned will have planned plans had planned have planned planned (PlanningFn (SubcollectionOfWithRelationToTypeFn Murder deviceUsed HandGrenade)) planning of murders in which a hand grenade is used (PlanningFn Murder) planning to kill planning of execution-style shooting (PlanningFn ShootingSomeoneExecutionStyle) planning of terrorist attacks (PlanningFn TerroristAttack) planning of murders in which a waterpipe is used (PlanningFn (SubcollectionOfWithRelationToTypeFn Murder deviceUsed Pipe-Plumbing)) (PlanningFn (SubcollectionOfWithRelationToTypeFn Bombing deviceUsed CarBomb-VehicleDelivered)) planning of bombings in which a car bomb is used (PlanningFn SnipingAtSomeone) planning of sniping (PlanningFn ChokingSomeone) planning of choking planning of arson (PlanningFn Arson) (PlanningFn BuryingSomeoneAlive) ___PlanningFn__BuryingSomeoneAlive__ conspiring The collection of events in which two or more <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a> plan together to carry out some illegal or nefarious action, usually secretly. ConspiringToDoSomething (PlanningFn (SubcollectionOfWithRelationToTypeFn Bombing deviceUsed (RemoteControlledDeviceFn Bomb))) planning of bombings in which remote-controlled bombs plays a device used role planning to kill PlanningAMurder This is the collection of acts in which a murder is planned. It is more general than <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ru32qMDnkEdaGrQCgydoeiw" class="cyc_term">PlanningTheKilling</a>, which is the planning performed by the hitman. making a plan MakingAPlan An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv-wD55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanCapabilityType</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvbkWe5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CreatingAnArtifact</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a> is an event in which an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a> generates a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r9DYNZvBfQdiISKek7wWggA" class="cyc_term">Plan</a> (q.v.). Note that instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a> do not include (for example, as sub-events) the actual implementation of any plan; an actual implementation of a plan will be an activity that follows some instance of this collection. planning of physically attacking an agent (PlanningFn PhysicallyAttackingAnAgent) (PlanningFn (SubcollectionOfWithRelationToTypeFn Murder deviceUsed Gun-Portable)) planning of murders in which a portable gun is used FinancialPlanning The collection of all financial planning. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7uWmyODiQdiZ9qTvf5oP7w" class="cyc_term">FinancialActivity</a>. financial planning planning of stabbing (PlanningFn StabbingSomeone) planning of torture (PlanningFn Torture) planning of igniting (PlanningFn SettingSomethingOnFire) planning of murders in which an ax is used (PlanningFn (SubcollectionOfWithRelationToTypeFn Murder deviceUsed Axe)) planning Planning An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGFZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AtLeastPartiallyMentalEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> is an event in which an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a> (or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjmoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Group</a> thereof) thinks about how it will influence a future course of events. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> is not the same as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a>, since one can plan without actually producing a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r9DYNZvBfQdiISKek7wWggA" class="cyc_term">Plan</a>. Rather, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a>. Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString planning Planning An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGFZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AtLeastPartiallyMentalEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> is an event in which an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a> (or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjmoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Group</a> thereof) thinks about how it will influence a future course of events. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> is not the same as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a>, since one can plan without actually producing a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r9DYNZvBfQdiISKek7wWggA" class="cyc_term">Plan</a>. Rather, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a>. typical human activity type at least once TypicalHumanActivityType-AtLeastOnce The collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViN65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanActivity</a> such that persons typically are involved in (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjFpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">actors</a>) at least one instance of the activity type in their lifetime. <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> means that <code>TERM2</code> is broader than <code>TERM1</code>, in an extremely general sense of "broader". For example, <code>TERM2</code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code>TERM1</code> if any of the following hold: <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that subsumes <code>TERM1</code>; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that has <code>TERM1</code> as an instance; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code>TERM1</code> as parts; <code>TERM2</code> has <code>TERM1</code> as a part; This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. BT broaderTerm planning Planning An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGFZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AtLeastPartiallyMentalEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> is an event in which an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a> (or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjmoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Group</a> thereof) thinks about how it will influence a future course of events. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> is not the same as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a>, since one can plan without actually producing a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r9DYNZvBfQdiISKek7wWggA" class="cyc_term">Plan</a>. Rather, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a>. A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVioQZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Action</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGFZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AtLeastPartiallyMentalEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> is an action consciously, volitionally, and purposefully done by (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVipYpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">performedBy</a>) at least one actor. intentional action PurposefulAction A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvnSeAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvhxFJZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOperation</a> is a planned military operation. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvhxFJZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOperation</a> usually require organization and coordination, and often are complex activities. For large-scale military operations involving several groups of agents, see the specialization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxOzqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOperation_Joint</a>. Examples of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvhxFJZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOperation</a> include the attack on Pearl Harbor and the retaking of Bunker Hill. military operation MilitaryOperation type of temporally stuff-like thing that is also a type of durative event A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsptUGhfiQdmQ1dIv6htA7Q" class="cyc_term">ProcessType</a> is the collection intersection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwNyXxJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DurativeEventType</a>; that is, a thing is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsptUGhfiQdmQ1dIv6htA7Q" class="cyc_term">ProcessType</a> if and only if it is an instance of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwNyXxJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DurativeEventType</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsptUGhfiQdmQ1dIv6htA7Q" class="cyc_term">ProcessType</a> can be constructed from instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv48ocpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AccomplishmentType</a> using <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r0VWpmNnEQdiJDq0mDlTBkQ" class="cyc_term">ProcessFn</a> (q.v.). ProcessType planning Planning An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGFZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AtLeastPartiallyMentalEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> is an event in which an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a> (or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjmoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Group</a> thereof) thinks about how it will influence a future course of events. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a> is not the same as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a>, since one can plan without actually producing a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r9DYNZvBfQdiISKek7wWggA" class="cyc_term">Plan</a>. Rather, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MakingAPlan</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2M2PwI_lQdiMlK1fpHXt9w" class="cyc_term">Planning</a>. type of cumulative event A collection of collections. Each instance of an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv9vChJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CumulativeEventType</a> is an event. Moreover, each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv9vChJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CumulativeEventType</a> is a collection with the following property of 'cumulativity': if PROCESS-COL is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv9vChJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CumulativeEventType</a>, and PROCESS-1 and PROCESS-2 are instances of PROCESS-COL, then the minimal event containing PROCESS-1 and PROCESS-2 (that is, (#$EventSumFn PROCESS-1 PROCESS-2)) is also an instance of PROCESS-COL. CumulativeEventType