Definition: A realizable entity that assigned to a continuant entity to enable it to perform a particular function in a particular social, institutional or administrative context. |
Examples: the role of a woman as a surgeon, the role of a chemical compound in an experiment, the role of a drug in the treatment of a disease |
•owl:Thing |
•entity |
•continuant |
•dependent_continuant |
•realizable_entity |
•role |