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Slot: Relations (relations)

Declares an unqualified relation of the subject Thing to another Thing. This schema slot is used to define related things inline. If such a definition is not needed. A qualified relationship can be declared directly using the characterized_by slot.

URI: dlthings:relation Alias: relations

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
InstantaneousEvent A moment of a transition from one particular state of the world to another no
ValueSpecification A Thing that is a value of some kind no
Resource A consumable, often quantifiable entity, typically made available by a single... no
Distribution A specific representation of a resource, which may come in the form of a phys... no
Document A conceptual entity representing things which a, broadly conceived, "document... no
Location A location can be an identifiable geographic place (ISO 19112), but it can al... no
Instrument A thing that enables an agent to perform an action no
Publication A document that is the output of a publishing process no
Property An RDF property, a Thing used to define a predicate, for example in a `St... no
SoftwareAgent Running software no
Dataset A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent no
Role A role is the function of a resource or agent with respect to a subject, in t... no
Activity An activity is something that occurs over a period of time and acts upon or w... no
Entity A physical, digital, conceptual, or other kind of thing with some fixed aspec... no
Thing The most basic, identifiable item yes
Agent Something that bears some form of responsibility for an activity taking place... no
Grant A grant, typically financial or otherwise quantifiable, resources no

Properties

  • Range: Thing

  • Multivalued: True

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/publications/unreleased

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dlthings:relation
native dlpubs:relations
exact dcat:relation, dcterms:relation

LinkML Source

name: relations
description: Declares an unqualified relation of the subject `Thing` to another `Thing`.
  This schema slot is used to define related things inline. If such a definition is
  not needed. A qualified relationship can be declared directly using the `characterized_by`
  slot.
title: Relations
from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/publications/unreleased
exact_mappings:
- dcat:relation
- dcterms:relation
rank: 1000
domain: Thing
slot_uri: dlthings:relation
alias: relations
domain_of:
- Thing
symmetric: true
relational_role: OBJECT
range: Thing
multivalued: true
inlined: true
inlined_as_list: false