Function dl#identifier (entity -> Literal) a relation between an individual of a concept and the identifier of that concept; the identifier is a concrete data type, usually non_meaningful from the lexical viewpoint; useful to map many database relationships
inverse: identifier_of
supertype: extrinsic_relation__extrinsicrelation (?,Literal) support for relations ranging on concrete data types
supertype: relation_to_string (*,string)
supertype: relation_to_collection (*,collection)
supertype: relation_from/to_thing_of_common_kind (*) this type permits to categorize relations according to their signatures and hence offers (i) a concise way to set essential exclusion relations, and (ii) a systematic and easy-to-follow categorization
>part of: relation__related_thing__relatedthing___related_with type for any relation (unary, binary, ..., *-ary) and instance of pm#relation_type
supertype: what_relation (*)
supertype: wh-/how_relation (*) this type permits to categorize relations according to the usual who/what/why/where/when/how questions ; this is a traditional but very subjective and ineffective way of categorizing relations
>part of: relation__related_thing__relatedthing___related_with type for any relation (unary, binary, ..., *-ary) and instance of pm#relation_type
supertype: Identifier (? -> string) to specify a reference that is unambiguous within a given context; SHOULD NOT BE USED IN WEBKB
supertype: name (?,?)
supertype: attributive_relation__attributiverelation (*) like pm#binary_relation, this type mostly exists to categorize what cannot be categorized elsewhere
supertype: relation_playing_a_special_role (*) this type permits to categorize relations according to their roles ; this is a traditional but quite subjective way of categorizing relations
>part of: relation__related_thing__relatedthing___related_with type for any relation (unary, binary, ..., *-ary) and instance of pm#relation_type