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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. LifeStages-Social-Topic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. life stages social topic HumanAdult A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Person</a>, and an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvw00wJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanTypeByLifeStageType</a>. Each instance of this collection is a person old enough to participate as an independent, mature member of society. In most modern Western contexts it is assumed that anyone over 18 is an adult. However, in many cultures, adulthood occurs when one reaches puberty. Adulthood is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVin4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">contiguousAfter</a> (q.v.) childhood. Notable specializations of this collection include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViyfpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AdultMaleHuman</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVix8ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AdultFemaleHuman</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVibu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MiddleAgedHuman</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjZtZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OldHuman</a>. human adult The collection of all women; i.e., <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rIcwFloGUQdeMlsOWYLFB2w" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a> who are adult and female. woman AdultFemaleHuman A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj6tZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LifeStageType</a> is a collection all of whose instances are organisms that share a specific variety and level of biological and/or social development. For example, one instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj6tZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LifeStageType</a> is the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjPMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanChild</a>, which has as its instances all human children. Other instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj6tZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LifeStageType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQCBvZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Larva</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVipFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FloweryPlant</a>, and (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvqsYpJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BacterialSporeFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwNDvQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Anthrax_Bacterium</a>). LifeStageType type of life stage infant HumanInfant A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rIcwFloGUQdeMlsOWYLFB2w" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a>, and an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvw00wJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanTypeByLifeStageType</a>. Each instance of this collection is a human in the infant stage of life. Functionally, this ends when the infant learns to walk (even just toddle) and/or talk (even a few words)... or, at latest, when the person's age greatly exceeds that at which most people develop those skills. Generally, this means that it spans the period from birth to about 12 - 18 months old. A notable specialization of this collection is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQtqmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NewbornBaby</a>. child HumanChild A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQtmz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">YoungHuman</a>, and an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvw00wJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanTypeByLifeStageType</a>. Each instance of this collection is a human in the childhood stage of life. Functionally, this life stage ends when the child begins to take responsibility for themselves, work, have children of their own (or, at latest, when the person's age greatly exceeds that at which most people reach those milestones). Generally, this means that it spans the period from birth to teenage years. Notable specializations of this collection include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMQJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MaleChild</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBVZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FemaleChild</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjiv5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanToddler</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjLpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanInfant</a>. A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. LifeStages-Social-Topic life stages social topic Social-Topic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. social-topic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. LifeStages-Social-Topic life stages social topic A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwIE23ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TimeDependentCollection</a> (q.v.). This is the collection of all and only those collections <code>COL</code> such that any thing's being an instance of <code>COL</code> depends on the current state of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqoZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycKB</a>. Such a <code>COL</code> corresponds to a property defined (at least partly) in terms of the contents, features, or implementation of the Cyc Knowledge Base itself, as opposed to a property that "exists out there" in the KB-independent world. For example, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV281JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLAssertion</a> is a KB-dependent collection, membership in which requires of a given CycL sentence that it has in fact been asserted to the KB. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLSentence</a> is also KB-dependent, as being a CycL sentence requires being composed (ultimately) out of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvu6KTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLReifiedDenotationalTerm</a>s (and perhaps variables) -- i.e. terms that are currently reified in the KB. Conversely, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv5ddsJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sentence</a> is not a KB-dependent collection. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvip9N5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">KBDependentRelation</a>. KB dependent collection KBDependentCollection A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. LifeStages-Social-Topic life stages social topic CycVocabularyTopic An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvprlOZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetingCollectionType</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>s falling under a topic for which some Cyc Vocabulary exists. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a> is neither a strict [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvcZ1FpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">facets_Strict</a>] nor a covering [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv86JWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">facets_Covering</a>] faceting of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>: many <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>s may be instances of no <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>, or of multiple <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>s. cyc vocabulary topic