is predecessor of https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ExtendedRelationOntology A continuant c1 is a predecessor of some continuant c2 iff there is some process p1 and c1 is an input to p1 and c2 is an output of p1. More informally, c1 is a predecessor of c2 iff c1 has been followed or replaced by c2. independent continuant independent continuant