condition
Let an agent describe and assess the condition of things, explain condition grading in fields such as collectibles, property and vehicles, describe medical condition in general terms, and separate other senses.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Assess Assessing condition.
Inspect
Inspection.
Inspect
Inspection.
- How can the condition of this item be assessed, and which signs indicate wear, damage or deterioration? action
- Is the state sense, the requirement sense or the circumstance sense meant? boundary
Grade
Grading systems.
Grade
Grading.
- Which condition grading systems exist for collectibles, books, coins, property and vehicles? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific grading system? action
Domains Condition by domain.
Property
Property and vehicles.
Property
Property.
- How are building surveys and vehicle inspections used to report condition? provenance
- Which rules govern disclosure of condition in sales? provenance
Medical
Medical condition.
Medical
Medical.
- What do terms such as stable, serious and critical condition mean in hospital reporting, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own health, which needs a clinician? boundary
Maintain Maintaining condition.
Care
Preservation.
Care
Preservation.
- How can the condition of items be maintained or restored, and when is professional conservation needed? action
- Which entry fits conservation? action
Monitor
Condition monitoring.
Monitor
Monitoring.
- How is condition monitoring used in engineering to predict maintenance? provenance
- Which entry fits predictive maintenance? action
Learn Language and teaching.
Language
Senses of condition.
Language
Language.
- How do the senses of condition as state, requirement and circumstance relate historically? provenance
- How is each translated? action
Teach
Teaching assessment.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can condition assessment be taught in a field? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
What it is Filled
The state of something at a particular time, especially its physical or working state, such as the condition of a building, vehicle, artefact or patient, described with grades from excellent to poor and assessed by inspection; condition also means a requirement or stipulation and a circumstance affecting something, senses distinguished by context.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe and assess the condition of things, explain condition grading in fields such as collectibles, property and vehicles, describe medical condition in general terms, and separate other senses.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Time-specific state
- Assessable
- Graded
- Multiple senses
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Misstate an item's condition in a sale, rental or insurance claim.
- Grade condition without inspection or evidence.
- Apply different grading scales to items being compared.
- Confuse condition as state with condition as a contractual requirement.
Only with a human decision
- Declaring a building or vehicle unsafe or unfit for use.
May
- Record the condition of a building, vehicle or object from inspection, naming the grading scale used.
- Report deterioration to the owner or keeper.
Moral aspects Filled
- Condition reports decide prices, safety and who pays for repairs.
- Inconsistent grading can deceive buyers and tenants.
Who is affected
- Buyers and tenants
- Owners
- Users of the item
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner or keeper of the item; inspectors answer for their reports.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q3505845 - registry parent class
related
- state - category
- physical fitness - bodily condition
- appearance - visible signs of condition
- inspection - how condition is assessed
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.condition
- Wikidata: Q813912 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q813912)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- State at a given time
- Graded from excellent to poor
- A condition as requirement or as circumstance are other senses
- Not physical; a state observed by inspection.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe and assess condition
- explain grading systems
- describe medical condition generally
- separate other senses
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Subjective or inconsistent grading
- Misrepresenting condition in sales
- Confusing senses
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Condition grading standards in collectibles and property
- Vehicle inspection rules
- Clinical condition classifications
Context of use required Filled
- The state of something at a time.
- condition of property and buildings
- condition of vehicles and machinery
- condition of collectibles and artefacts
- condition of a patient
- condition as requirement
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q813912: condition - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia (de): Bedingung (Philosophie) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each grading system be a separate entry?
- How should inspection standards be linked?
- How should the requirement sense be split?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q813912/spec.json