Table 1 Defining properties of collections and compounds in BioTop
From: Grains, components and mixtures in biomedical ontologies
Collections | Compounds |
|---|---|
- Grains belong to one kind only. | - Components can belong to diverse kinds. |
- Grains are spatially disconnected | - Components have no proper overlap. |
- Number of grains is not essential. | - Number of components is essential. |