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shape

A <shape> is a <property> that depends on constant relations of position and proportionate distance among all the points composing its outline or its external surface.
EXAMPLE 1 20mm diameter circle and 10-20mm diameter circles are examples of <shape>.
EXAMPLE 2 Irregular forms such as the outer envelope of a model of pump can be represented by instances of <shape>.

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY shape
SUBTYPE OF ( property);
END_ENTITY;

References (2):

Name Type Referred through Express-G
dimension_of_shape Entity
Attribute 'shape'
Diagram 29
property Entity
Subtype
Diagram 26

Inheritance graph

ENTITY shape;
ENTITY thing;
id  :  STRING;
record_copy_created  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
record_created  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
record_creator  :  OPTIONAL possible_individual;
record_logically_deleted  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
why_deleted  :  OPTIONAL class_of_information_representation;
ENTITY abstract_object;
ENTITY class;
ENTITY class_of_individual;
ENTITY property;
ENTITY shape;
END_ENTITY;