| 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 |