single-best-value constraint

type of constraint for Wikidata properties: used to specify that this property generally contains a single “best” value per item, though other values may be included as long as the “best” value is marked with preferred rank
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single-best-value constraint

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Key Facts

  • single-best-value constraint is a type of property constraint[1].
  • single-best-value constraint's described at URL is recorded as https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Property_constraints_portal/Single_best_value[2].
  • single-best-value constraint's facet of is recorded as Wikidata property for an identifier value that can be replaced[3].
  • single-best-value constraint's facet of is recorded as Wikidata property for an identifier value that can be re-assigned[4].
  • single-best-value constraint's facet of is recorded as Wikidata property with a single value, but different precisions and references can lead to multiple values[5].
  • single-best-value constraint's facet of is recorded as Wikidata property with a single value that generally evolves over time[6].
  • single-best-value constraint's used by is recorded as WikibaseQualityConstraints[7].
  • single-best-value constraint's used by is recorded as OpenRefine Wikidata extension[8].
  • single-best-value constraint's short name is recorded as single best value[9].
  • single-best-value constraint's short name is recorded as 单一最佳值[10].
  • single-best-value constraint's short name is recorded as найлепшае значэньне[11].
  • single-best-value constraint's short name is recorded as 單一最佳值[12].
  • single-best-value constraint's short name is recorded as Meilleure valeur unique[13].
  • single-best-value constraint's short name is recorded as 単一最良値[14].
  • single-best-value constraint's short name is recorded as ena najboljša vrednost[15].
  • single-best-value constraint's different from is recorded as single-value constraint[16].

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Definition and Type

single-best-value constraint is a type of property constraint[1].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include WikibaseQualityConstraints[7] and OpenRefine Wikidata extension[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [7] . raw.githubusercontent.com. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . raw.githubusercontent.com. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: 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.

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