such as the first and second halves of a
&gt; &gt; football game.
&gt; &gt; Note that the parts of a continuant may change from time to time, and
&gt; &gt; that every continuant occupies exactly the same space and time as an
&gt; &gt; occurrent (its lifetime).
&gt; &gt; In a 4-d ontology, a continuant is something whose spatiotemporal
&gt; &gt; extent is thought of as dividing into spatial parts roughly parallel
&gt; &gt; to the time-axis.
&gt; &gt; See Occurrent/Continuant-contrast-note.")
&gt; &gt;
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