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Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. auctioning The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SalesActivity</a>(s) in which an auctioneer offers property to the highest bidder. In contrast, every <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvotkAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auction_Event</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPO5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SocialOccurrence</a> including at least one instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6NSgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auctioning</a> as a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQmZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subEvents</a>. The auctioneer is typically the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">sellingAgent</a>, rather than the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxTpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">seller</a>. Auctioning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auction auctioned auction will auction have auctioned auctions has auctioned will have auctioned had auctioned auctioning The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SalesActivity</a>(s) in which an auctioneer offers property to the highest bidder. In contrast, every <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvotkAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auction_Event</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPO5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SocialOccurrence</a> including at least one instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6NSgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auctioning</a> as a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQmZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subEvents</a>. The auctioneer is typically the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">sellingAgent</a>, rather than the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxTpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">seller</a>. Auctioning auctioning The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SalesActivity</a>(s) in which an auctioneer offers property to the highest bidder. In contrast, every <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvotkAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auction_Event</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPO5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SocialOccurrence</a> including at least one instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6NSgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auctioning</a> as a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQmZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subEvents</a>. The auctioneer is typically the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">sellingAgent</a>, rather than the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxTpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">seller</a>. Auctioning 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 sales activity SalesActivity A collection of actions and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViMOJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BusinessEvent</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViHpJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialActivity</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SalesActivity</a> is an action performed in an effort to achieve a sale to a second agent. Examples of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SalesActivity</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQr8FJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Advertising</a>, telemarketing, showing samples and/or actual products to customers in a show room or a store. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SalesActivity</a> which are successful lead to corresponding instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjL2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Buying</a>. Note: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SalesActivity</a> does NOT include manufacturing, accounting, and other such ancillary business activities. auctioning The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SalesActivity</a>(s) in which an auctioneer offers property to the highest bidder. In contrast, every <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvotkAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auction_Event</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPO5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SocialOccurrence</a> including at least one instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6NSgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auctioning</a> as a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQmZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subEvents</a>. The auctioneer is typically the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">sellingAgent</a>, rather than the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxTpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">seller</a>. Auctioning auctioning The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SalesActivity</a>(s) in which an auctioneer offers property to the highest bidder. In contrast, every <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvotkAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auction_Event</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPO5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SocialOccurrence</a> including at least one instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6NSgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auctioning</a> as a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQmZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subEvents</a>. The auctioneer is typically the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">sellingAgent</a>, rather than the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxTpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">seller</a>. Auctioning auctioning The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SalesActivity</a>(s) in which an auctioneer offers property to the highest bidder. In contrast, every <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvotkAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auction_Event</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPO5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SocialOccurrence</a> including at least one instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6NSgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Auctioning</a> as a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQmZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subEvents</a>. The auctioneer is typically the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">sellingAgent</a>, rather than the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxTpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">seller</a>. Auctioning SingleDoerAction action with only one performer A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVioQZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Action</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1IRJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleDoerAction</a> is an action which can have only one "doer" (see the predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1HmJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">doneBy</a>). Such actions may be intentional, but they need not be. Most bodily functions (e.g., the instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViYhJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Heartbeating</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjPypwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bleeding_TheAction</a>) belong to specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1IRJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleDoerAction</a>, because the only doer of a normal bodily function is the body of a single agent. In order for a type of action (i.e., a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVioQZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Action</a>) to be a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1IRJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleDoerAction</a>, it must be inconsistent to assert, for any instance <code>ACT</code> of that type of action, both <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1HmJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">doneBy</a> ACT X)</code> and <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1HmJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">doneBy</a> ACT Y)</code>, where <code>X</code> and <code>Y</code> are different. Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1IRJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleDoerAction</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjSm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sleeping</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkJU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dying</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjXfZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalWalkingProcess</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViMp5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WritingByHand</a>. first-order collection An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvtppU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CollectionType</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rNooX_CChEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FixedOrderCollection</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a> is the collection of all specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Individual</a> (q.v.) Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViq35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalObjectType</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVny6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingStuffType</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a>. FirstOrderCollection