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

Summary

being is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

Key Facts

  • being is a type of independent continuant[2].
  • being is part of group of beings[3].
  • being is used for Resource Description and Access[4].
  • being is used for IFLA Library Reference Model[5].
  • being's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[6].
  • being's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • being's partially coincident with is recorded as subject[8].
  • being's partially coincident with is recorded as agent[9].
  • being's used by is recorded as library science[10].
  • being's used by is recorded as cataloging[11].
  • being's has characteristic is recorded as agency[12].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Agent[13].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent[14].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Agent[15].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.ebu.ch/metadata/ontologies/ebucore/ebucore#Agent[16].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.cidoc-crm.org/entity/e39-actor/version-6.2[17].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://bibliograph.net/Agent[18].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent[19].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://rdaregistry.info/Elements/c/C10002[20].
  • being's equivalent class is recorded as http://iflastandards.info/ns/lrm/lrmer/E6[21].
  • being's different from is recorded as agent[22].
  • being's different from is recorded as being[23].
  • being's different from is recorded as being[24].

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Definition and Type

being is a type of independent continuant[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include Resource Description and Access[4] and IFLA Library Reference Model[5]. being is part of group of beings[3]. Recorded used by include library science[10] and cataloging[11].

Why It Matters

being is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Kinsio · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Agent, http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent, http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Agent +6
    Subclass of → independent continuant
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/ont/dul/DUL.owl#Agent"
  2. 9d ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → independent continuant
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q124711467]]"
  3. 4w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → agency
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q134602570]]"
  4. 7w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → agency
    Instance of → ['Q96251598', 'Q96251598', 'Q96251598', 'Q96251598']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q140522668]]"
  5. 8w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → independent continuant
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q488383]]"
  6. 15w 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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