Function - BFO 2.0

Standard

https://www.3se.info/3se-onto/terms/function-bfo-2-0-069f666ab51873aa

A disposition that exists in virtue of the bearer's physical makeup and is realizable in processes that produce a certain output or result that the bearer or associated agents use for some purpose. (BFO 2.0, BFO:0000034)

Classification

flowchart TD N1["Function"]:::current N2["Disposition"] N3["Function"] N4["Enabling function"] N5["Enabling system function"] N6["Hardware block function"] N7["Hardware component function"] N8["Hardware function"] N9["Interdependent function"] N10["Interdependent system function"] N11["Software component function"] N12["Software function"] N13["Software unit function"] N14["System element function"] N15["System function"] N1 -->|subclass of| N2 N3 -->|subclass of| N1 N4 -->|subclass of| N3 N5 -->|subclass of| N3 N6 -->|subclass of| N3 N7 -->|subclass of| N3 N8 -->|subclass of| N3 N9 -->|subclass of| N3 N10 -->|subclass of| N3 N11 -->|subclass of| N3 N12 -->|subclass of| N3 N13 -->|subclass of| N3 N14 -->|subclass of| N3 N15 -->|subclass of| N3 classDef current fill:#e8f4f8,stroke:#2980b9,stroke-width:2px

Relations

Subclass ofdisposition-bfo-2-0-069f666ab4e77a92
Superclass offunction-3se-069b48ef5d187435

Source References

Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) - 2.0

JSON-LD

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Raw JSON-LD: index.jsonld

Created 2026-05-02  ·  Modified 2026-05-02  ·  by @rcasteran