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1.0.0-rc1: "Process" (class) - ambiguity #307

Open markdoerr opened 5 months ago

markdoerr commented 5 months ago

In EMMO-1.0.0-rc1: The emmo:Process class is described (and also classified as "A 'Process' is always a 'Physical', since a 'Void' does not have elements that evolves in time.".

I would argue that the "Process" itself is just a concept in our mind. It is, how we abstract (describe) and categorize the evolution of a physical object over time. "Physical" is what happens to the object (not it's abstract description). If the focus of the term should describing more the passive aspect of the changes of an object, like "aging process", "dissolving process", "melting process" then I would try to find a less ambiguous term.

Process(Description) in the meaning of describing a planned, step-wise change of a physical object, I would place in Perceptual/Grapical/Symbolic/ (similar to ProgramCode/Software).

markdoerr commented 5 months ago

Here is an additional thought:

An additional differentiation between Process - describing, what changes are made

and

Procedure - describing, how changes are made

would be very useful.