Table 2.
Recommended values of predicate_id capturing a broad range of use cases, drawn from SKOS vocabularies and from OWL
Predicate | Description |
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owl:sameAs | The subject and the object are instances (OWL individuals), and the two instances are the same. |
owl:equivalentClass | The subject and the object are classes (OWL class), and the two classes are the same. |
owl:equivalentProperty | The subject and the object are properties (OWL object, data, annotation properties), and the two properties are the same. |
rdfs:subClassOf | The subject and the object are classes (OWL class), and the subject is a subclass of the object. |
rdfs:subPropertyOf | The subject and the object are properties (OWL object, data, annotation properties), and the subject is a subproperty of the object. |
skos:relatedMatch | The subject and the object are associated in some unspecified way. |
skos:closeMatch | The subject and the object are sufficiently similar that they can be used interchangeably in some information retrieval applications. |
skos:exactMatch | The subject and the object can, with a high degree of confidence, be used interchangeably across a wide range of information retrieval applications. |
skos:narrowMatch | The object of the triple is a narrower concept than the subject of the triple. |
skos:broadMatch | The object of the triple is a broader concept than the subject of the triple. |