{ "model": { "rank": 6696, "code": "thing-q188245", "model_id": "vr.tr.polyester", "name": "polyester", "purpose": "Enable an agent to identify a polyester material, assess its condition and suitability, and select handling, processing or recovery actions supported by evidence for its specific chemistry and grade.", "family": "Thing Registry", "category": "Physical world and living systems", "status": "research-draft", "kind": "thing", "plane": "PHY", "domain": "PHY.MAT", "industry": "", "version": "", "url": "/models/thing/q188245/", "tier": 2, "score": 59, "payload": { "layer": "wikidata", "aliases": [ "polycarbonate", "Terylen", "polybutylene terephthalate", "polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate", "polyethylene terephthalate", "polyethylene adipate", "Glycix", "polytrimethylene terephthalate", "vicryl", "polylactic acid", "suberin", "polydioxanone", "poly(3-hydroxycarboxylic acid) macromolecule", "unsaturated polyester", "polyester carbonate", "Tarflon", "BoPET", "Sorona", "Mylar" ], "aliasCount": 19, "merged": 19, "knownIn": 59, "facets": null, "markers": [], "lexicalClass": "", "senseRank": null, "alsoRegisteredAs": "vr.tr.polyester-artifact", "source": { "dataset": "wikidata", "item": "Q188245", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188245", "license": "CC0 1.0" } }, "research": { "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-09T23:18:19Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 21.4, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a08876-1343-7f72-85e9-642ca984dbe6\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: polyester\nRegistry id: vr.tr.polyester\nPlane / domain: PHY / PHY.MAT\nRegistry definition: (none recorded)\nNames folded into this entry: (none)\n\n\nCont" } } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q188245", "registryId": "vr.tr.polyester", "name": "polyester", "version": "0.1.0-research.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.MAT" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q188245/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.polyester", "name": "polyester", "purpose": "Enable an agent to identify a polyester material, assess its condition and suitability, and select handling, processing or recovery actions supported by evidence for its specific chemistry and grade.", "definition": "Polyester is a class of polymers containing ester linkages in the main chain, encompassing thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, while ordinary textile usage usually refers to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibre.", "scope_statement": "This model owns polyester as a family of polymers with ester linkages in the main chain, including the composition, architecture, grade, physical form and condition of a particular material; it does not equate the family with PET or textile fibre.", "in_scope": [ "Polyester chemistry, repeat-unit identity, copolymer composition and chain architecture", "Material grade, additives, residual constituents, blends and recycled content", "Physical form, crystallinity, orientation, moisture and cure state", "Grade-specific thermal, mechanical, chemical and processing behaviour", "Material-specific hazards, degradation and compatibility with recovery routes" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Complete garments, bottles, films and other products made from polyester", "Production machinery and plant operating procedures", "Standalone models of constituent monomers, catalysts and additives", "Whole composite performance governed by reinforcement, interfaces and geometry", "Waste collection infrastructure and jurisdiction-wide regulatory systems" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Determine whether ester linkages occur in the polymer main chain; pendant ester groups alone do not establish polyester identity.", "Establish the repeat-unit chemistry before calling the material PET; a polyester label alone does not identify a specific family member.", "Distinguish a melt-processable polyester from a polyester resin formulation or cured network using architecture and cure evidence.", "Distinguish polyester content from whole-material identity in blends, coated textiles and reinforced composites.", "Separate polymer identity from article form: fibre, film and pellet describe forms rather than different defining chemistries." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Polyester chemical identity", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Named polymer or copolymer; repeat-unit description; unknown where unverified", "why_it_matters": "The family name alone cannot establish properties, processing conditions or regulatory identity." }, { "name": "Chain architecture and network state", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Linear, branched or crosslinked; uncured, partly cured or cured where applicable", "why_it_matters": "Architecture and cure state govern whether melting, dissolution or further curing is feasible." }, { "name": "Constituent composition", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Mass % of each polymer, filler, additive and identified residual, with analytical basis", "why_it_matters": "A formulation or blend can behave differently from its polyester component." }, { "name": "Grade and batch provenance", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Supplier grade, batch, specification, certificate of analysis and material history", "why_it_matters": "Decisions need evidence tied to the actual material rather than a generic polyester description." }, { "name": "Molar mass or viscosity indicator", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Mn and Mw in g/mol, dispersity dimensionless, or intrinsic viscosity in dL/g with method", "why_it_matters": "Chain size influences processing and performance; different indicators are not interchangeable without a validated relationship." }, { "name": "Physical form", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Pellet, powder, fibre, film, bulk solid or resin formulation", "why_it_matters": "Form affects sampling, handling, drying and the meaning of measured properties." }, { "name": "Morphological state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Amorphous or semicrystalline; measured crystalline fraction and orientation where applicable", "why_it_matters": "Thermal and mechanical history can change behaviour without changing polymer identity." }, { "name": "Moisture content", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mg/kg or mass %, with sampling time and method", "why_it_matters": "Moisture can constrain processing and contribute to degradation under relevant conditions." }, { "name": "Thermal transitions and stability", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Glass transition, melting interval and decomposition onset in °C, each with test conditions or not applicable", "why_it_matters": "A usable temperature window must distinguish transitions from degradation and account for the material's architecture." }, { "name": "Mechanical response", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Modulus and strength in MPa; elongation in %; creep under stated load, temperature, direction and duration", "why_it_matters": "Suitability depends on specimen form, orientation and exposure conditions." }, { "name": "Degradation condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Observed damage and measured property retention relative to a stated baseline", "why_it_matters": "Appearance alone may not reveal changes that limit reuse or processing." }, { "name": "Identity and hazard evidence", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Applicable identifiers, safety data sheet, classifications and restrictions linked to exact material and jurisdiction", "why_it_matters": "Identifiers and hazards must not be assigned universally to the polyester family." } ], "affordances": [ "Identify a polyester family member and resolve ambiguous supplier or textile labels.", "Compare grades against application requirements using measurements under comparable conditions.", "Determine whether drying, melt processing or curing is appropriate and what evidence defines the operating window.", "Assess whether exposure or prior processing has degraded the material enough to require testing or rejection.", "Separate compatible polyester streams and evaluate a specified reuse or recycling route.", "Select handling controls from the actual formulation, physical form and intended operation." ] }, "sources": [], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "chemical-identity", "name": "Chemical identity", "description": "Establish which polyester is present and the boundary between polymer, formulation and containing material.", "rationale": "Polyester names a family whose members cannot share an assumed PET identity or one universal property set.", "layers": [ { "id": "backbone-and-repeat-units", "name": "Backbone and repeat units", "description": "Identify the chemistry that establishes polyester membership and subtype.", "findings": [ { "id": "polyester-membership", "name": "Polyester membership", "description": "Record evidence for main-chain ester linkages and the identified repeat units without treating a commercial label as conclusive.", "questions": [ { "text": "What structural or analytical evidence establishes ester linkages in the main chain?", "kind": "definition", "id": "polyester-membership-q01" }, { "text": "Which repeat units and comonomers distinguish this material from PET and other polyester family members?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "polyester-membership-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "architecture-and-material-boundary", "name": "Architecture and material boundary", "description": "Separate polymer architecture from blend, formulation and composite identity.", "findings": [ { "id": "polyester-identity-bearing-component", "name": "Polyester identity-bearing component", "description": "Record whether polyester describes the whole polymer material, one constituent or the backbone of a curable resin.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is the polyester linear, branched or part of a crosslinked network, and how was that established?", "kind": "definition", "id": "polyester-identity-bearing-component-q01" }, { "text": "Does the registered material represent a polyester polymer, an uncured formulation or a polyester-containing blend or composite?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "polyester-identity-bearing-component-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "grade-and-composition", "name": "Grade and composition", "description": "Connect the material's specified grade to its actual constituents and batch evidence.", "rationale": "Additives, residuals and chain characteristics can determine whether a nominally matching polyester is usable.", "layers": [ { "id": "grade-evidence", "name": "Grade evidence", "description": "Bind identity and acceptance criteria to a supplier grade and batch.", "findings": [ { "id": "grade-specific-acceptance", "name": "Grade-specific acceptance", "description": "Record the specification and measurements that distinguish the grade from a generic polyester designation.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which supplier specification and batch records support the stated polyester grade?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "grade-specific-acceptance-q01" }, { "text": "What molar-mass, intrinsic-viscosity or other chain-quality measurements define acceptance, and under which methods?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "grade-specific-acceptance-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "formulation-and-contaminants", "name": "Formulation and contaminants", "description": "Account for constituents beyond the principal polyester.", "findings": [ { "id": "constituent-accounting", "name": "Constituent accounting", "description": "Distinguish intentional formulation components from residuals and contamination, including uncertainty in their amounts.", "questions": [ { "text": "What fractions of the material are polyester, other polymers, fillers, additives and identified residual constituents?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "constituent-accounting-q01" }, { "text": "Which constituent limits control suitability for the intended processing, use or recovery route?", "kind": "action", "id": "constituent-accounting-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "physical-state-and-history", "name": "Physical state and history", "description": "Describe the form and internal state produced by manufacture, storage and previous use.", "rationale": "Polyesters with the same chemistry can behave differently because of orientation, crystallinity, moisture or cure.", "layers": [ { "id": "form-and-morphology", "name": "Form and morphology", "description": "Record physical form and structural organization relevant to testing and use.", "findings": [ { "id": "morphology-dependent-behaviour", "name": "Morphology-dependent behaviour", "description": "Associate measured properties with the material's crystalline fraction, orientation and specimen form where applicable.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the material form, crystalline fraction and orientation, and which measurements support them?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "morphology-dependent-behaviour-q01" }, { "text": "What drawing, annealing or cooling history is known, and does it explain differences from the reference grade?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "morphology-dependent-behaviour-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "moisture-and-cure", "name": "Moisture and cure", "description": "Track conditioning and reaction state before processing or testing.", "findings": [ { "id": "processing-readiness-state", "name": "Processing readiness state", "description": "Record moisture and, for curable polyester formulations, cure progress and remaining reactivity.", "questions": [ { "text": "What moisture content was measured after storage or drying, and when was the sample taken?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "processing-readiness-state-q01" }, { "text": "Where curing applies, what evidence establishes cure state and whether further reaction is required or possible?", "kind": "action", "id": "processing-readiness-state-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "performance-and-processing", "name": "Performance and processing", "description": "Establish supported service conditions and feasible material transformations.", "rationale": "An agent must distinguish usable thermal and mechanical behaviour from transitions, degradation and architecture-dependent processing limits.", "layers": [ { "id": "service-response", "name": "Service response", "description": "Evaluate performance under the intended thermal, mechanical and chemical conditions.", "findings": [ { "id": "conditioned-performance-envelope", "name": "Conditioned performance envelope", "description": "Record performance limits with temperature, humidity, exposure duration and loading direction rather than isolated property values.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which measured thermal transitions, mechanical properties and creep results support the intended service conditions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "conditioned-performance-envelope-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence supports compatibility with the expected water, chemicals, ultraviolet exposure and exposure duration?", "kind": "action", "id": "conditioned-performance-envelope-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "transformation-window", "name": "Transformation window", "description": "Determine which shaping or curing operations are supported for this grade and state.", "findings": [ { "id": "processable-without-unacceptable-change", "name": "Processable without unacceptable change", "description": "Define an evidenced processing window that accounts for moisture, residence time, architecture and degradation.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the material support melt processing, solution processing or curing, and what evidence supports that route?", "kind": "action", "id": "processable-without-unacceptable-change-q01" }, { "text": "What temperature, time, moisture and atmosphere limits prevent unacceptable changes in chain quality or performance?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "processable-without-unacceptable-change-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "hazards-and-material-recovery", "name": "Hazards and material recovery", "description": "Link safe actions and recovery decisions to the actual material, operation and degradation history.", "rationale": "A generic polyester label cannot establish formulation hazards, remelting suitability or acceptance by a recovery process.", "layers": [ { "id": "operation-specific-hazards", "name": "Operation-specific hazards", "description": "Resolve identity, classification and exposure evidence at the level where it applies.", "findings": [ { "id": "material-and-operation-hazard-basis", "name": "Material and operation hazard basis", "description": "Associate applicable identifiers and safety evidence with the polymer or formulation and distinguish handling from heating, machining and curing exposures.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which CAS, EC or other identifiers and safety records apply to this exact polymer or formulation, with what jurisdiction and revision date?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "material-and-operation-hazard-basis-q01" }, { "text": "What controls are required for the intended operation, considering dust, fibres, formulation ingredients and possible process emissions?", "kind": "action", "id": "material-and-operation-hazard-basis-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "degradation-and-recovery-compatibility", "name": "Degradation and recovery compatibility", "description": "Assess retained material quality and compatibility with a named recovery route.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidenced-recovery-route", "name": "Evidenced recovery route", "description": "Base recovery decisions on polyester subtype, network state, contamination and measured degradation rather than the family label.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence of chain degradation, embrittlement or other property loss limits reuse or further processing?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "evidenced-recovery-route-q01" }, { "text": "Which specified recovery process accepts this chemistry, cure state and contaminant profile, and what pretreatment does it require?", "kind": "action", "id": "evidenced-recovery-route-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "No sense is recorded: confirm whether the entry covers the polymer class or specifically PET textile fibre.", "The numerical values describe typical PET only; other polyesters and formulated grades can differ substantially, and crosslinked resins do not melt like thermoplastics.", "Identifiers, hazard classifications, exposure limits and regulatory requirements require a specific chemistry and formulation; biodegradability cannot be inferred from the polyester name." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of polyester this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-kinds", "name": "Kinds and varieties", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)", "Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)", "Polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT)", "Polylactide (PLA)", "Polycaprolactone (PCL)", "Unsaturated polyester resins" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of polyester this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-identifiers", "name": "Identifiers and schemes", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "scheme": "CAS Registry Number", "value_or_pattern": "25038-59-9", "note": "Identifies polyethylene terephthalate; the polyester class has no single CAS number." }, { "scheme": "ISO 1043-1 polymer abbreviations", "value_or_pattern": "PET, PBT", "note": "Abbreviations distinguish particular polyester chemistries rather than identifying polyester as one substance." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-identifiers-q01", "text": "Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of polyester this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-standards-and-regulation", "name": "Standards and regulation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "ISO 1043-1, issued by ISO, specifies basic-polymer symbols and abbreviated terms.", "ISO 2076, issued by ISO, specifies generic names for man-made fibres, including polyester." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01", "text": "Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of polyester this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "PET fibres for clothing, upholstery and industrial textiles.", "PET bottles, food packaging and films.", "PBT mouldings for electrical connectors and engineering components.", "Unsaturated polyester resins as matrices in glass-fibre composites.", "Selected aliphatic polyesters for biodegradable products and resorbable medical materials." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of polyester this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-measurements", "name": "Typical measurements", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "quantity": "Melting temperature of semicrystalline PET", "typical_range": "250-260", "unit": "°C" }, { "quantity": "Glass-transition temperature of PET", "typical_range": "70-85", "unit": "°C" }, { "quantity": "Density of unfilled PET, depending on crystallinity", "typical_range": "1.33-1.40", "unit": "g/cm³" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-measurements-q01", "text": "Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of polyester this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Hydrolysis can cleave ester linkages, reducing molecular weight and mechanical strength; susceptibility depends on chemistry, moisture, temperature and pH.", "Heat and ultraviolet exposure can cause degradation, discoloration and embrittlement.", "Thermoplastic polyesters can soften, shrink or melt under heat; burning can produce hazardous smoke and molten drips.", "Polyester textiles can shed persistent microfibres, particularly when made from PET.", "Uncured unsaturated polyester resin formulations may contain hazardous reactive diluents such as styrene; their hazards differ from those of cured products." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of polyester this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "Polyethylene terephthalate", "difference": "PET is one specific polyester chemistry; polyester denotes the broader polymer class." }, { "name": "Polyamide", "difference": "Polyamides have amide linkages as characteristic backbone groups, whereas polyesters have ester linkages." }, { "name": "Polyether", "difference": "Polyethers have characteristic backbone ether linkages without the adjacent carbonyl group of an ester linkage." }, { "name": "Polyester fabric", "difference": "Fabric is a textile construction made using polyester fibres, potentially blended with other fibres; polyester is the polymer material class." }, { "name": "Polyester composite", "difference": "A composite combines a polyester matrix with reinforcement or other distinct constituents; its properties are not those of the polyester alone." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of polyester this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does the registry intend polyester as the full polymer family or as the common textile designation, and what evidence should resolve that ambiguity?", "Which polyester subtypes already have authoritative Vercy models to which this family model should link?", "Which grade-specific sources establish identifiers, composition, property ranges and hazard classifications for the materials this model will encounter?", "What minimum analytical evidence should be required to identify an unlabelled polyester blend or distinguish an uncured formulation from a cured network?", "Which recovery and biodegradation claims are supported for a specified polyester composition under explicitly defined process or environmental conditions?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 6, "layers": 11, "findings": 18, "questions": 28 } }, "draft": { "generator": "vr.draft.v3", "status": "draft-generated", "researched": false, "archetype": "chemical substance or material", "method": "Written from the archetype playbook - what this kind of thing needs beyond identity and provenance - and from the structure that recurred across 6,333 models already researched by two engines. Applied to this entry by rule. No source was read for this thing and no claim here is researched. This entry carries no facets of its own, so they were inferred from its domain - a guess about a whole domain applied to one thing.", "facetsInferred": true, "nextPass": "A researcher replaces this draft with a sourced specification. Treat every sentence below as a proposal to argue with.", "purpose": "Give an agent a durable, checkable way to recognise a polyester, record what state it is in, and decide what may be done with it.", "whatItIs": "Enable an agent to identify a polyester material, assess its condition and suitability, and select handling, processing or recovery actions supported by evidence for its specific chemistry and grade.", "characteristics": { "substance": "material", "origin": "natural", "agency": "inert", "mobility": "varies" }, "whatYouCanDoWithIt": [ "observed and measured", "consumed or used up" ], "distinguishingFeatures": [ "Names folded into this entry, which a task may need to split apart again: polycarbonate, Terylen, polybutylene terephthalate, polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene adipate, Glycix, polytrimethylene terephthalate, vicryl, polylactic acid, suberin, polydioxanone.", "19 finer distinctions are held as aliases rather than separate entries, because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it.", "Described in 59 Wikipedia languages, which is a measure of how widely the thing is known, not of how important it is." ], "openQuestionsForResearch": [ "Which of the bundles below does a real task actually need, and which are ceremony?", "What does this thing have that the facets do not capture at all?", "Which neighbouring kind is most often confused with a polyester, and on what evidence are they told apart?" ], "whatItIsMadeOf": "matter you can touch", "physicalCharacter": [ "Mobility varies between examples.", "Does nothing on its own; everything it does, something else did to it.", "These come from the domain this entry sits in rather than from the entry itself, so treat them as a first guess about the whole domain applied to one thing." ], "whatCanBeDoneWithIt": [ "observe it, measure it, record its state", "use it up, and then need more of it" ], "howItIsRecognised": [ "Not recognisable by sight in any reliable way. Appearance varies with grade, form and additives; identification is by label, by documentation, or by assay." ], "relatedModels": [ { "relation": "covers", "note": "Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.", "targets": [ "polycarbonate", "Terylen", "polybutylene terephthalate", "polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate", "polyethylene terephthalate", "polyethylene adipate", "Glycix", "polytrimethylene terephthalate", "vicryl", "polylactic acid", "suberin", "polydioxanone" ] } ], "standing": "Described in 59 Wikipedia languages, which measures how widely it is written about rather than how important or how common it is. 19 finer distinctions are held inside this entry as names rather than as separate models.", "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identity-and-classification", "name": "Identity, naming and classification", "description": "How an agent tells one polyester from another, and a polyester from things that resemble it.", "rationale": "Recognition comes before every other claim. Without stable identity nothing else in the model can be trusted to be about the same thing twice.", "layers": [ { "id": "naming-and-identifiers", "name": "Names and identifiers", "description": "The names this thing goes by and the identifiers that survive translation and time.", "findings": [ { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases", "name": "Preferred name, aliases and local names", "description": "Which name to use, which names mean the same thing, and which merely sound similar.", "questions": [ { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the name of a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the name of a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the name of a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers", "name": "Stable identifiers and external keys", "description": "Identifiers that keep pointing at this kind of thing across systems and languages.", "questions": [ { "id": "stable-identifiers-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an identifier for a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an identifier for a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an identifier for a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "classification-and-granularity", "name": "Classification and granularity", "description": "Where a polyester sits among kinds, and how finely a task needs to cut it.", "findings": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents", "name": "Kind, parents and neighbouring kinds", "description": "The classes this thing belongs to and the ones it is next to.", "questions": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the kind of a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the kind of a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the kind of a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features", "name": "Distinguishing features", "description": "What separates a polyester from the things most often confused with it.", "questions": [ { "id": "distinguishing-features-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes what distinguishes a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about what distinguishes a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once what distinguishes a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "form-and-composition", "name": "Form, composition and condition", "description": "What a polyester is made of, what shape and size it takes, and what state it is in.", "rationale": "A physical thing can be measured, and a model that cannot record its measurements cannot support any decision that depends on them.", "layers": [ { "id": "form-and-dimensions", "name": "Form and dimensions", "description": "Shape, size, mass and the ranges these take across examples.", "findings": [ { "id": "measurable-dimensions", "name": "Measurable dimensions and their units", "description": "The quantities worth recording and the units they are recorded in.", "questions": [ { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the dimensions of a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the dimensions of a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the dimensions of a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "material-and-composition", "name": "Material and composition", "description": "Materials, parts and how they are put together.", "findings": [ { "id": "parts-and-materials", "name": "Parts and materials", "description": "What a polyester is built from and which parts are replaceable.", "questions": [ { "id": "parts-and-materials-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the composition of a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "parts-and-materials-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the composition of a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "parts-and-materials-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the composition of a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-and-integrity", "name": "Condition and integrity", "description": "Wear, damage, health and the difference between working and broken.", "findings": [ { "id": "condition-assessment", "name": "Condition, damage and health", "description": "How the condition of a polyester is judged and by whom.", "questions": [ { "id": "condition-assessment-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the condition of a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "condition-assessment-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the condition of a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "condition-assessment-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the condition of a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "place-and-movement", "name": "Place and movement", "description": "Where a polyester is, how it got there and where it may go (varies).", "rationale": "A thing that can move needs its position recorded with a time, or every later claim about it is about a place it has left.", "layers": [ { "id": "location-and-placement", "name": "Location and placement", "description": "Position, containment and the reference frame the position is given in.", "findings": [ { "id": "position-and-frame", "name": "Position, container and reference frame", "description": "Where a polyester is, and what that position is measured against.", "questions": [ { "id": "position-and-frame-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the location of a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the location of a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the location of a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "movement-and-transfer", "name": "Movement and transfer", "description": "How a polyester is carried, installed or relocated.", "findings": [ { "id": "movement-events", "name": "Movement events and constraints", "description": "What counts as a movement, what records it and what limits it.", "questions": [ { "id": "movement-events-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the movement of a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the movement of a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the movement of a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "state-and-lifecycle", "name": "State and lifecycle", "description": "The states a polyester passes through and the events that move it between them.", "rationale": "Most decisions about a thing depend on what state it is in now, which is a claim with a time on it, not a property.", "layers": [ { "id": "lifecycle-stages", "name": "Lifecycle stages", "description": "From coming into existence to ceasing to be one of these.", "findings": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions", "name": "Stages and transitions", "description": "The stages worth naming and what moves a polyester between them.", "questions": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the lifecycle of a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the lifecycle of a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the lifecycle of a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "observations-and-status", "name": "Observations and current status", "description": "What is observed about a polyester, how often and by whom.", "findings": [ { "id": "observation-record", "name": "Observation record", "description": "How an observation of a polyester is recorded so that it can be superseded rather than overwritten.", "questions": [ { "id": "observation-record-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an observation of a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an observation of a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an observation of a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "use-and-operation", "name": "Use and operation", "description": "What can be done with a polyester and what it takes to do it.", "rationale": "An agent that can recognise a thing but not act on it has only half a model.", "layers": [ { "id": "intended-use", "name": "Intended use and function", "description": "What a polyester is for, and what it is used for anyway.", "findings": [ { "id": "function-and-purpose", "name": "Function, purpose and misuse", "description": "The function a polyester performs and the uses that fall outside it.", "questions": [ { "id": "function-and-purpose-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the use of a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "function-and-purpose-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the use of a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "function-and-purpose-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the use of a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "handling-and-procedure", "name": "Handling and procedure", "description": "The steps, skills and tools involved in using a polyester.", "findings": [ { "id": "procedures-and-skills", "name": "Procedures, skills and required tools", "description": "What an agent needs before it can act on a polyester at all.", "questions": [ { "id": "procedures-and-skills-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes handling a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "procedures-and-skills-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about handling a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "procedures-and-skills-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once handling a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "supply-and-consumption", "name": "Supply and consumption", "description": "Quantities, rates and what running out means.", "findings": [ { "id": "consumption-and-stock", "name": "Consumption, stock and replenishment", "description": "How much of a polyester there is and how fast it goes.", "questions": [ { "id": "consumption-and-stock-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the supply of a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "consumption-and-stock-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the supply of a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "consumption-and-stock-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the supply of a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "composition-and-identity", "name": "Composition, grade and chemical identity", "description": "What polyester is made of and how pure the thing in hand is.", "rationale": "Grade decides what a substance may be used for, so a model that records only the name cannot support any decision about use.", "layers": [ { "id": "chemical-identity", "name": "Chemical identity", "description": "Formula, structure and the registry numbers that name it unambiguously.", "findings": [ { "id": "identity-record", "name": "Identity and registry numbers", "description": "What identifies this substance across suppliers and regulators.", "questions": [ { "id": "identity-record-q01", "text": "What formula, structure and registry identifiers name polyester unambiguously?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "identity-record-q02", "text": "Which related substances share a name in common use but not an identifier?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "grade-and-impurities", "name": "Grade, purity and impurities", "description": "The specification a batch meets and what else is in it.", "findings": [ { "id": "specification", "name": "Specification and assay", "description": "How purity is stated and measured, and which impurities matter.", "questions": [ { "id": "specification-q01", "text": "What grades of polyester exist, how is purity assayed, and which impurities are limited?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "id": "specification-q02", "text": "Which use requires which grade, and what happens when a lower grade is substituted?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "properties-and-behaviour", "name": "Properties and behaviour", "description": "How polyester behaves under conditions an agent can measure or change.", "rationale": "Physical constants are the part of a substance model that transfers between contexts, and each needs its unit and its conditions.", "layers": [ { "id": "physical-constants", "name": "Physical constants", "description": "Values that hold for the pure substance, with their conditions.", "findings": [ { "id": "constants-record", "name": "Constants and conditions", "description": "The quantities worth recording and the state they apply in.", "questions": [ { "id": "constants-record-q01", "text": "What are the defining physical constants of polyester, in what units and under what conditions?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "id": "constants-record-q02", "text": "Which of these values change with grade or form rather than being fixed?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "stability-and-reactivity", "name": "Stability and reactivity", "description": "What it reacts with, degrades into, and how it is stored.", "findings": [ { "id": "incompatibilities", "name": "Incompatibilities and degradation", "description": "What must not meet it, and what it becomes over time.", "questions": [ { "id": "incompatibilities-q01", "text": "What is polyester incompatible with, and what does it degrade into under storage?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "incompatibilities-q02", "text": "What storage and handling does that require, and who is competent to do it?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "hazard-and-regulation", "name": "Hazard classification and regulation", "description": "How polyester can harm, and what the law says about holding and moving it.", "rationale": "A substance model without its hazard class and its regulatory identity is unusable in exactly the situations that matter.", "layers": [ { "id": "hazard-class", "name": "Hazard classification", "description": "Classified hazards, exposure limits and protective measures.", "findings": [ { "id": "classified-hazards", "name": "Classified hazards and limits", "description": "The classification, the scheme it belongs to, and the limits set.", "questions": [ { "id": "classified-hazards-q01", "text": "How is polyester classified for hazard, under which scheme, and what exposure limits apply?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "classified-hazards-q02", "text": "What protection does handling require, and what must an agent refuse to do without it?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "regulatory-identity", "name": "Regulatory identity and control", "description": "Registration, restriction and transport rules by jurisdiction.", "findings": [ { "id": "controls", "name": "Controls and jurisdiction", "description": "Where it is restricted and what the restriction attaches to.", "questions": [ { "id": "controls-q01", "text": "Which registrations, restrictions or transport rules cover polyester, and where?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "id": "controls-q02", "text": "Does the control attach to the substance, its concentration, or its intended use?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "provenance-and-evidence", "name": "Provenance, evidence and time", "description": "Where every claim about a polyester came from and when it held.", "rationale": "A claim without a source and a time cannot be superseded, only overwritten, and an agent that overwrites loses the ability to explain itself.", "layers": [ { "id": "source-and-authority", "name": "Source and authority", "description": "Who said it, on what evidence, and how strongly.", "findings": [ { "id": "claim-provenance", "name": "Claim provenance and confidence", "description": "The authority behind each claim about a polyester and how confident it is.", "questions": [ { "id": "claim-provenance-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes a claim about a polyester, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "claim-provenance-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about a claim about a polyester, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "claim-provenance-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once a claim about a polyester is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "time-and-versions", "name": "Time, versions and supersession", "description": "When a claim was true, when it was learnt, and what replaced it.", "findings": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession", "name": "Validity period and supersession", "description": "How an old claim about a polyester is 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