PCS Ontology v1.5.9, 2007-12-19
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State
A Context in which some Resource or Party exists in an unchanging state: for example, a Person lives, a Product is Available, an error is present. Changes are brought about by Events, which give rise to new States. It is not that no attributes of a Resource or Party change, only that that their defined attributes within that Context do not change. For example, if a Person is resident in Canada from 2001 to 2003, this means that their resident status does not change in that period. The fact that they may get married or sign a recording contract in that period does not affect the unchanging nature of their State of residence.
Meaning Type Derived
Relationships
Parents Context An intersection of Time and Place in which something may happen (an Event) or exist (a State). Example: releasing a Product in France on May 5th 2005 is an Event; a Product being available for sale in France from May 5th 2005 until December 25th 2005 is a State.

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