Independent continuant a(independent continuant)[Definition: is an = Def. is a b independent continuant b continuant which is such that there is no and no such that s-depends_on at [017-002]] c t b c t. as(independent continuant)[Examples: an atom\, a molecule\, an organism\, a heart\, a chair\, the bottom right portion of a human torso\, a leg\; the interior of your mouth\; a spatial region\; an orchestra. ] a(independent continuant)[Axiom: For every and time during the independent continuant b t region of time spanned by its life, there are which s-depends_on during [018-002] entities b t. We say there may be regions such that no entity s-depends_on exactly in the region ] t’ t b t. ‘during Examples of entities that s-depend_on are: qualities, dispositions, processes. independent continuants Material entity a(material entity)[Elucidation: A is an that has some material entity independent continuant portion of matter as proper or improper continuant part. [019-002]] as(material entity)[Examples: a human being\, the undetached arm of a human being\, an aggregate of human beings. ] Every is localized in space. material entity Every can move in space. material entity a(material entity)[Axiom: Every which has a as continuant part is a entity material entity [020-002]] material entity. a(continuant)[Axiom: if is a then there is some (referred to temporal interval b material entity, below as a during which exists. [011-002]] one-dimensional temporal region) b Note: may persist for very periods of time (as for example in the case of an atom of Material entities a highly unstable isotope).
Independent continuant a(independent continuant)[Definition: b is an independent continuant = Def. b is a continuant which is such that there is no c and no t such that b s-depends_on c at t. [017-002]] as(independent continuant)[Examples: an atom\, a molecule\, an organism\, a heart\, a chair\, the bottom right portion of a human torso\, a leg\; the interior of your mouth\; a spatial region\; an orchestra. ] a(independent continuant)[Axiom: For every independent continuant b and time t during the region of time spanned by its life, there are entities which s-depends_on b during t. [018-002] We say ‘during t’ there may be regions t such that no entity s-depends_on b exactly in the region t. ] Examples of entities that s-depend_on independent continuants are: qualities, dispositions, processes. Material entity a(material entity)[Elucidation: A material entity is an independent continuant that has some portion of matter as proper or improper continuant part. [019-002]] as(material entity)[Examples: a human being\, the undetached arm of a human being\, an aggregate of human beings. ] Every material entity is localized in space. Every material entity can move in space. a(material entity)[Axiom: Every entity which has a material entity as continuant part is a material entity. [020-002]] a(continuant)[Axiom: if b is a material entity, then there is some temporal interval (referred to below as a one-dimensional temporal region) during which b exists. [011-002]] Note: Material entities may persist for very periods of time (as for example in the case of an atom of a highly unstable isotope).