Class: Entity
A physical, digital, conceptual, or other kind of thing with some common characteristics
- NOTE: this is an abstract class and should not be instantiated directly
URI: schema:Thing
classDiagram
class Entity
Entity <|-- NamedThing
Entity <|-- Intangible
Entity <|-- Observation
Entity <|-- PostalAddress
Entity <|-- Variable
Entity : type
Inheritance
Slots
| Name | Cardinality and Range | Description | Inheritance |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | 0..1 String |
A type for a thing | direct |
Usages
| used by | used in | type | used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collection | members | range | Entity |
| TemporalRelationship | relative_to | range | Entity |
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/linkml-common
Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
|---|---|
| self | schema:Thing |
| native | linkml_common:Entity |
LinkML Source
Direct
name: Entity
description: A physical, digital, conceptual, or other kind of thing with some common
characteristics
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/linkml-common
abstract: true
slots:
- type
class_uri: schema:Thing
Induced
name: Entity
description: A physical, digital, conceptual, or other kind of thing with some common
characteristics
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/linkml-common
abstract: true
attributes:
type:
name: type
description: A type for a thing. The range of this should be a class within the
schema. It is intended for schema-based classification. Anything beneath the
shoreline of the schema should use `classification`.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/linkml-common
rank: 1000
designates_type: true
alias: type
owner: Entity
domain_of:
- Entity
- NamedThing
range: string
class_uri: schema:Thing