being

distinct and identifiable entity with agency, capable of performing actions
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being

Summary

Key Facts

  • being is a type of independent continuant[1].
  • being is part of group of beings[2].
  • being is used for Resource Description and Access[3].
  • being is used for IFLA Library Reference Model[4].
  • being's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[5].
  • being's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • being's partially coincident with is recorded as subject[7].
  • being's partially coincident with is recorded as agent[8].
  • being's used by is recorded as library science[9].
  • being's used by is recorded as cataloging[10].
  • being's has characteristic is recorded as agency[11].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Agent[12].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent[13].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Agent[14].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.ebu.ch/metadata/ontologies/ebucore/ebucore#Agent[15].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.cidoc-crm.org/entity/e39-actor/version-6.2[16].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://bibliograph.net/Agent[17].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent[18].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://rdaregistry.info/Elements/c/C10002[19].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://iflastandards.info/ns/lrm/lrmer/E6[20].
  • being's different from is recorded as agent[21].
  • being's different from is recorded as being[22].
  • being's different from is recorded as being[23].

Body

Definition and Type

being is a type of independent continuant[1].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include Resource Description and Access[3] and IFLA Library Reference Model[4]. being is part of group of beings[2]. Recorded used by include library science[9] and cataloging[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Museum-digital tag id 95587
    Imported from
    Partially coincident with subject, agent
    Factgrid item id FK ŠKP Inter Dúbravka Bratislava
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26023, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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