Concept
CDIFConceptScheme::Classes::Concept
Definition
Documentation
Original
Reference
skos:Concept
Definition
An idea or notion; a unit of thought.
CDIF
Definition
A SKOS Concept member of a ConceptScheme. Must have @type (containing skos:Concept), skos:prefLabel, and skos:notation. Optionally carries skos:definition, skos:note, skos:inScheme (back-pointer to its scheme), and hierarchical skos:broader / skos:narrower links to other concepts.
Diagram
Inheritance
No generalization relationships.
Attributes
| Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | XsdAnyUri | [0..1] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceschema:identifier DefinitionThe identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of [[Thing]], such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See [background notes](/docs/datamodel.html#identifierBg) for more details. ScopeDomain: Thing (https://schema.org/Thing). Range: PropertyValue (https://schema.org/PropertyValue), Text (https://schema.org/Text), URL (https://schema.org/URL). CDIFDefinition@id - URI identifier for this concept. |
| prefLabel | string | [1..*] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceskos:prefLabel DefinitionA resource has no more than one value of skos:prefLabel per language tag, and no more than one value of skos:prefLabel without language tag. CDIFDefinitionPreferred lexical label for the concept scheme. A single string, a single language-tagged value, or an array of language-tagged values. Each language should appear at most once. Scopeskos:prefLabel - preferred lexical label for this concept. Required. |
| notation | string | [1..*] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceskos:notation DefinitionA notation, also known as classification code, is a string of characters such as "T58.5" or "303.4833" used to uniquely identify a concept within the scope of a given concept scheme. CDIFDefinitionClassification code or notation for this concept scheme. Scopeskos:notation - classification code for this concept within a scheme. Required. |
| definition | string | [0..*] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceskos:definition DefinitionA statement or formal explanation of the meaning of a concept. CDIFDefinitionFormal explanation of the meaning or purpose of this concept scheme. Scopeskos:definition - formal explanation of the meaning of this concept. |
| note | string | [0..*] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceskos:note DefinitionA general note, for any purpose. CDIFDefinitionGeneral note about the concept scheme. Scopeskos:note - general note about this concept. |
Associations
| Role | Target | Multiplicity | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| hasTopConcept | ← ConceptScheme | [1..*] | composition |
| inScheme | → ConceptScheme | [0..*] | association |
| broader | → Concept | [0..*] | association |
| narrower | → Concept | [0..*] | association |