class

collection of items defined by common characteristics
Thing metaclass Q16889133
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class

Summary

class is a metaclass[1].

Key Facts

  • class's instance of is recorded as metaclass[2].
  • class's instance of is recorded as variable-order class[3].
  • class is a type of class[4].
  • class is used for ontology[5].
  • class's said to be the same as is recorded as class[6].
  • class is the opposite of concrete object[7].
  • class comprises entity[8].
  • class's has cause is recorded as classification[9].
  • class's described at URL is recorded as https://perso.liris.cnrs.fr/alain.mille/enseignements/Ecole_Centrale/What%20is%20an%20ontology%20and%20why%20we%20need%20it.htm[10].
  • class's described at URL is recorded as https://tomgruber.org/writing/onto-design.pdf[11].
  • class's described at URL is recorded as https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Ontology/Modelling[12].
  • class's facet of is recorded as ontology[13].
  • class's facet of is recorded as ontology language[14].
  • class's facet of is recorded as classification scheme[15].
  • class's described by source is recorded as World Wide Web Consortium[16].
  • class's has characteristic is recorded as criterion[17].
  • class's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2308[18].
  • class's native label is recorded as concept[19].
  • class's equivalent class is recorded as https://meta.schema.org/Class[20].
  • class's equivalent class is recorded as https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/Q38[21].
  • class's different from is recorded as Class[22].
  • class's different from is recorded as Concept[23].
  • class's different from is recorded as Třída[24].
  • class's different from is recorded as class[25].
  • class's different from is recorded as class[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include metaclass[2] and variable-order class[3]. class is a type of class[4]. class is the opposite of concrete object[7].

Use and Application

class is used for ontology[5]. class comprises entity[8].

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] . perso.liris.cnrs.fr. Retrieved . perso.liris.cnrs.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Disjoint union of list of values as qualifiers
    Tdkiv wikibase id Kirani James
    Properties for this type P2670
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q151885]]"
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