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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Relation name | is transformation of |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Definition (informal) | A relationship where the range entity ceases to exist when the domain entity begins to exist and the domain entity inherits a significant portion of matter from the range entity |
| Definition (formal) | Every C is such that in the first moment of its existence it occupies a spatial region which overlaps the spatial region occupied by some C2 in the last moments of its existence |
| Domain entity | material entity |
| Range entity | material entity |
| Example(s) | butterfly is transformation of caterpillar |
| Note | |
| Reverse relation name | transforms into |
| Reverse relation synonym(s) | |
| Reverse Example(s) | |
| Reverse Note | |
| Category | temporal |