Slot: represents_relationship
true if this class represents a relationship rather than an entity
URI: linkml:represents_relationship
Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot | 
|---|---|---|
| ClassDefinition | an element whose instances are complex objects that may have slot-value assig... | no | 
Properties
- Range: Boolean
 
Aliases
- is_reified
 
Comments
- in the context of Entity-Relationship (ER) modeling, this is used to state that a class models a relationship between entities, and should be drawn with a diamond
 - in the context of RDF, this should be used when instances of the class are 
rdf:Statements - in the context of property graphs, this should be used when a class is used to represent an edge that connects nodes
 
See Also
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
 
LinkML Source
name: represents_relationship
description: true if this class represents a relationship rather than an entity
comments:
- in the context of Entity-Relationship (ER) modeling, this is used to state that
  a class models a relationship between entities, and should be drawn with a diamond
- in the context of RDF, this should be used when instances of the class are `rdf:Statement`s
- in the context of property graphs, this should be used when a class is used to represent
  an edge that connects nodes
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
see_also:
- rdf:Statement
- https://patterns.dataincubator.org/book/qualified-relation.html
aliases:
- is_reified
status: testing
rank: 1000
domain: class_definition
inherited: true
alias: represents_relationship
domain_of:
- class_definition
range: boolean