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communication (Communication)

A SocialInteraction that involves the transfer of information between two or more CognitiveAgents via a ContentBearingObject. Note that Communication is closely related to, but essentially different from, ContentDevelopment. The latter involves the creation or modification of a ContentBearingObject, while Communication is the transfer of such an object for the purpose of conveying a message.

Ontology

SUMO / PROCESSES

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  process  
is subclass of
  intentional process  
is subclass of
  social interaction  
is subclass of
  communication  

Subclass(es)

disseminating  linguistic communication 

Coordinate term(s)

change of possession  contest  cooperation  meeting  pretending 

Related WordNet synsets

communication, communicating
the activity of communicating
communication is kind of (all)...   communication is kind of...   kinds of communication...   kinds of communication (all)...  
communicate, intercommunicate
transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
communicate is kind of (all)...   communicate is kind of...   kinds of communicate...   kinds of communicate (all)...  
communicate, pass on, pass, put across
let know; pass information on (to someone); "Please communicate this message to all employees"
communicate is kind of (all)...   communicate is kind of...   kinds of communicate...   kinds of communicate (all)...  
communicative
of or relating to communication; "communicative arts"
communicative pertains to noun...  
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Axioms (3)

communication is internally related to content development. 
(related internal concept communication content development)
If is an instance of communication, then there exist content bearing object ,cognitive agent ,cognitive agent so that is a patient of and is an agent of and ends at . 
(=>
      (instance  communication)
      (exists
            (  )
            (and
                  (instance  content bearing object)
                  (patient  )
                  (instance  cognitive agent)
                  (agent  )
                  (instance  cognitive agent)
                  (destination  ))))
If is an instance of meeting, then there exist , so that is an agent of and is an agent of and has purpose "there exists communication so that is an agent of and is an agent of ". 
(=>
      (instance  meeting)
      (exists
            ( )
            (and
                  (agent  )
                  (agent  )
                  (has purpose
                        
                        (exists
                              ()
                              (and
                                    (instance  communication)
                                    (agent  )
                                    (agent  )))))))