why (explanation-seeking)
- CURIE:
gmeow:typeWhy - IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/typeWhy
- Category: individual
- Defined by:
gmeow:slices/inquiry - Box roles: ABox role (What is this?)
An explanation-seeking question — its answerhood condition is a set of explanations of a fact (the explanandum). Bridges the abduction tetrad: a typeWhy question's explanandum is exactly the abductive explanandum, so abduction answers typeWhy questions; the bridge is documented routing, not an axiom.
Structure
Types: gmeow:QuestionType
Practical Pattern
Use gmeow:typeWhy as a controlled value typed as gmeow:QuestionType.