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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. visual perception VisualPerception A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjDHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Perceiving</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VisualPerception</a> is an event in which an agent (an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHKA2rmHkEdqAAAACs71DGQ" class="cyc_term">PerceptualAgent</a> (q.v.)) sees something by means of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViel5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ElectroMagneticRadiationSensor</a> (usually, the agent's own <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Eye</a>s) detecting wavelengths of visible light. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_perception seen has seen had seen has glimpsed have beheld will have seen aided visual perception sees glimpses will have glimpsed behold glimpse have glimpsed have seen beholding glimpsed seeing will see will have beheld has beheld glimpsing will behold had beheld beholds saw will glimpse beheld sight see vision had glimpsed SeeingInVeryDimLight-Unaided A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VisualPerception</a>. Each instance of this collection is an event in which an agent sees in conditions that are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ryZq9QHS6EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">LitTooDarkForSeeing</a>. How well any given agent performs instances of this collection will vary according to several factors. For example, any normal instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViVlJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FelisGenus</a> will see unaided in dim lighting than any given instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rIcwFloGUQdeMlsOWYLFB2w" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a>. Compare to <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2BI2ku90QdeRR9tQ61yCnA" class="cyc_term">SeeingInVeryDimLight_Aided</a>. seeing in very dim light unaided WatchingSomething watching A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwAsXo5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Observing</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VisualPerception</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvneYtJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Perceiving_Voluntary</a>. Each instance of this collection is an event involving the deliberate direction of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VisualPerception</a> on the part of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a>. See also the specialization, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtZe3_JeNQdeFEpWcn6VbTA" class="cyc_term">EyeContact</a>. DepthPerception Seeing with two eyes, so as to perceive depth. depth perception This is the collection of events in which the color of objects is seen. color perception ColorPerception AidedVisualPerception A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VisualPerception</a>. Instances of this collection are events in which an agent uses some device to aid in visual perception. This would include events in which an agent uses a flashlight to shine light into an area too dark for the agent to see otherwise, the use of night vision devices and the use of <font color="#ff0000">#$EyeGlasses</font> to correct vision. aided visual perception PeekingAtSomething peek visual perception VisualPerception A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjDHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Perceiving</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VisualPerception</a> is an event in which an agent (an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHKA2rmHkEdqAAAACs71DGQ" class="cyc_term">PerceptualAgent</a> (q.v.)) sees something by means of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViel5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ElectroMagneticRadiationSensor</a> (usually, the agent's own <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Eye</a>s) detecting wavelengths of visible light. This is the collection of types of action which can be done by any normal adult <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVimKJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mammal</a> in typical circumstances, as opposed to types of action which can be done by only some mammals. For example, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi3c5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Breathing</a> is an instance, though <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj17JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Flying_FlappingWings</a> is not, because all mammals breathe but only some fly. type of mammal capability MammalCapabilityType 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> <b>TERM1</b> <b>TERM2</b>)</code> means that <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is <i>broader</i> than <code><b>TERM1</b></code>, in an extremely general sense of &quot;broader&quot;. For example, <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code><b>TERM1</b></code> if any of the following hold:<br><br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection that subsumes <code><b>TERM1</b></code>; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection that has <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as an instance; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as parts; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> has <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as a part; <br><br> This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> <b>TERM1</b> <b>TERM2</b>)</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 Sensors-Perception-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>. sensors-perception-topic 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 visual perception VisualPerception A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjDHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Perceiving</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VisualPerception</a> is an event in which an agent (an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHKA2rmHkEdqAAAACs71DGQ" class="cyc_term">PerceptualAgent</a> (q.v.)) sees something by means of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViel5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ElectroMagneticRadiationSensor</a> (usually, the agent's own <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Eye</a>s) detecting wavelengths of visible light. visual perception VisualPerception A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjDHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Perceiving</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VisualPerception</a> is an event in which an agent (an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHKA2rmHkEdqAAAACs71DGQ" class="cyc_term">PerceptualAgent</a> (q.v.)) sees something by means of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViel5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ElectroMagneticRadiationSensor</a> (usually, the agent's own <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Eye</a>s) detecting wavelengths of visible light. visual perception VisualPerception A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjDHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Perceiving</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VisualPerception</a> is an event in which an agent (an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHKA2rmHkEdqAAAACs71DGQ" class="cyc_term">PerceptualAgent</a> (q.v.)) sees something by means of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViel5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ElectroMagneticRadiationSensor</a> (usually, the agent's own <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Eye</a>s) detecting wavelengths of visible light. 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 Reading-Visual visual reading The collection of all instances of reading based on visual (as opposed to tactile) input. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVMpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Reading</a>. The concept <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwEfmi5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Reading_Visual</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv9vChJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CumulativeEventType</a>, a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvm8XOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LearnedActivityType</a>, and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsptUGhfiQdmQ1dIv6htA7Q" class="cyc_term">ProcessType</a>. Perceiving perception A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1IRJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleDoerAction</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvucXhJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InformationTransferPhysicalEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjDHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Perceiving</a> is an event in which an agent (an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHKA2rmHkEdqAAAACs71DGQ" class="cyc_term">PerceptualAgent</a>) acquires information through the exercise of its senses. visual perception VisualPerception A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjDHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Perceiving</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VisualPerception</a> is an event in which an agent (an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHKA2rmHkEdqAAAACs71DGQ" class="cyc_term">PerceptualAgent</a> (q.v.)) sees something by means of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViel5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ElectroMagneticRadiationSensor</a> (usually, the agent's own <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Eye</a>s) detecting wavelengths of visible light.