continuant part of continuant independent continuant 017-BFO An atom; a molecule; an organism; a heart; a chair; the bottom right portion of a human torso; a leg; the interior of your mouth; a spatial region; an orchestra b is an independent continuant = Def. b is a continuant which is such that there is no c and no t such that b s-depends_on c at t. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [017-002]) b is an independent continuant =Def b is a continuant & there is no c such that b specifically depends on c or b generically depends on c independent continuant