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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. Basketball-Ball The ball used in playing Basketball (the game). basketball http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_%28ball%29 b-ball b-balls basketballs sports equipment SportsEquipment Equipment, generally manufactured, which is used in the performance of some sport. This does not include playing fields, terrain (snow, turf), or other sports-related surroundings (like pool water). It does include skis, golf clubs, catcher's masks, bows and arrows, etc. BallTypeByGame An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvh8SuLPZQdeVlt8feflcZg" class="cyc_term">DeviceTypeByFunction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rntgBkUX1EdiEtAACs5b6-g" class="cyc_term">BallTypeByGame</a> is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ball</a>s designed for use in a specific type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvkS9GZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Game</a>. Instances include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVilK5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BowlingBall</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKuJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Baseball_Ball</a>. ball type by game ManufacturedGoods product The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkH_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact</a>s that are made or processed in large-scale industrial operations for distribution (normally sale) to agents outside the manufacturing organization. This includes manufactured stuff, e.g. Finlandia vodka; refined ore, e.g. iron; otherwise procesed natural material, e.g. cut diamonds, as well as manufactured objects. This collection excludes handicrafts; privately made stuff, e.g. moonshine; and other artifacts produced by one or a few people on a small scale. product type The collection of all types of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a> things that are usually/frequently commercially manufactured. This is context dependent. ManufacturedGoodsType Basketball-Ball The ball used in playing Basketball (the game). basketball Basketball-Ball The ball used in playing Basketball (the game). basketball Basketball-Ball The ball used in playing Basketball (the game). basketball Basketball-Ball The ball used in playing Basketball (the game). basketball An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rejmDbrF_QdeIENT1qpbYzQ" class="cyc_term">ArtifactTypeByGenericCategory</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjHL5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PhysicalDevice</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ball</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBMZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PortableObject</a>, capable of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjFKJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RollingOnASurface</a>, which is designed to be moved about (usually thrown, hit, or kicked) as part of some <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvkS9GZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Game</a> or recreational activity. Most <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ball</a>s are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgDAn5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sphere</a>s (or at least <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rzCm-HubNQdaO7ZipW2UPxw" class="cyc_term">Spheroid</a>s), but some, such as instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj_R5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FootballBall_American</a>, are not. However, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ball</a> is disjoint with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBgIZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cylinder</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rh5fAaHS7EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">LongThinObject</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvtjhbpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Polyhedron</a>; hence neither a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1f85wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FlyingDisc</a> nor a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjFv5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Javelin</a> nor a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvvwtL5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Die_TheCube</a> is considered a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ball</a>. Ball ball 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 kind of artifact not distinguished by brand or model An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwO3H5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArtifactType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rejmDbrF_QdeIENT1qpbYzQ" class="cyc_term">ArtifactTypeByGenericCategory</a> is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkH_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact</a>s grouped together according to some feature(s) other than brand or model. ArtifactTypeByGenericCategory Basketball-Ball The ball used in playing Basketball (the game). basketball A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is a collection C of spatial things (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjpUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatialThing</a>), where each of the spatial things in C is spatially disjoint with the other spatial things in C. <p/> For example, the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>, since dogs do not spatially overlap. Even pregnant dogs do not spatially overlap the pups they bear; rather, pregnant dogs contain their unborn pups. Other instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwVGrQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LatitudeLine</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvW4n1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CompactDisc_Audio</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwR7UWZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetaryBody</a>. An important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjlE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointRegionType</a> (a collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a>, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjnZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">City</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a>). spatially disjoint object type SpatiallyDisjointObjectType