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TimePosition comparison table
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TimeInterval An interval of time. Note that a TimeInterval has both an extent and a location on the universal timelinetemporalPartstarts
(=>
(instance ?POINT TimePoint)
(exists (?INTERVAL)
(and
(instance ?INTERVAL TimeInterval)
(temporalPart ?POINT ?INTERVAL))))
TimePointtemporallyBetweenOrEqualAn extensionless point on the universal timeline. The TimePoints at which Processes occur can be known with various degrees of precision and approximation, but conceptually TimePoints are point-like and not interval-like. That is, it doesn't make sense to talk about what happens during a TimePoint, or how long the TimePoint lastsWhereFntemporalPart
(=>
(instance ?POINT TimePoint)
(not
(exists (?DURATION)
(duration ?POINT ?DURATION))))

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