Slot: defining_slots
The combination of is a plus defining slots form a genus-differentia definition, or the set of necessary and sufficient conditions that can be transformed into an OWL equivalence axiom
URI: [linkml:defining_slots](https://w3id.org/linkml/defining_slots)
## 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 | [SlotDefinition](SlotDefinition.md) |
| Domain | [ClassDefinition](ClassDefinition.md) |
| Domain Of | [ClassDefinition](ClassDefinition.md) |
### Cardinality and Requirements
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Multivalued | Yes |
### Slot Characteristics
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Inherited | Yes |
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | linkml:defining_slots |
| native | linkml:defining_slots |
## LinkML Source
name: defining_slots
description: The combination of is a plus defining slots form a genus-differentia
definition, or the set of necessary and sufficient conditions that can be transformed
into an OWL equivalence axiom
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
rank: 1000
domain: class_definition
inherited: true
domain_of:
- class_definition
range: slot_definition
multivalued: true