Class: Derivation

A derivation is a transformation of an entity into another, an update of an entity resulting in a new one, or the construction of a new entity based on a pre-existing entity.@en

URI: linkml_prov:Derivation

Parents

• is_a: EntityInfluence

Children

• PrimarySource - A primary source for a topic refers to something produced by some agent with direct experience and knowledge about the topic, at the time of the topic's study, without benefit from hindsight.
• Quotation - A quotation is the repeat of (some or all of) an entity, such as text or image, by someone who may or may not be its original author. Quotation is a particular case of derivation.@en
• Revision - A revision is a derivation for which the resulting entity is a revised version of some original. The implication here is that the resulting entity contains substantial content from the original. Revision is a particular case of derivation.@en

Referenced by class

• None qualifiedDerivation _OPT Derivation

Attributes

Own

• hadActivity _OPT
  • range: Activity
• hadGeneration _OPT
  • range: Generation
• hadUsage _OPT
  • range: Usage

Inherited from EntityInfluence:

• entity _OPT
  • range: Entity
• hadRole _OPT
  • range: Role
• influencer _OPT
  • range: Thing

Other properties

Mappings:		prov:Derivation
Comments:		An instance of prov:Derivation provides additional descriptions about the binary prov:wasDerivedFrom relation from some derived prov:Entity to another prov:Entity from which it was derived. For example, :chewed_bubble_gum prov:wasDerivedFrom :unwrapped_bubble_gum; prov:qualifiedDerivation [ a prov:Derivation; prov:entity :unwrapped_bubble_gum; :foo :bar ].@en
		The more specific forms of prov:Derivation (i.e., prov:Revision, prov:Quotation, prov:PrimarySource) should be asserted if they apply.@en