Slot: represents_relationship

true if this class represents a relationship rather than an entity

URI: [linkml:represents_relationship](https://w3id.org/linkml/represents_relationship) ## Applicable Classes | Name | Description | Modifies Slot | | --- | --- | --- | | [ClassDefinition](ClassDefinition.md) | an element whose instances are complex objects that may have slot-value assig... | no | ## Properties ### Type and Range | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Range | [Boolean](Boolean.md) | | Domain | [ClassDefinition](ClassDefinition.md) | | Domain Of | [ClassDefinition](ClassDefinition.md) | ### Cardinality and Requirements | Property | Value | | --- | --- | ### Slot Characteristics | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Inherited | Yes | ## 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:Statement`s * in the context of property graphs, this should be used when a class is used to represent an edge that connects nodes ## See Also * [rdf:Statement](http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Statement) * [https://patterns.dataincubator.org/book/qualified-relation.html](https://patterns.dataincubator.org/book/qualified-relation.html) ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Administrative Metadata **Status:** testing ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | --- | --- | | self | linkml:represents_relationship | | native | linkml:represents_relationship | ## 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
domain_of:
- class_definition
range: boolean