Concept Categorization

• CURIE: gmeow:ConceptCategorization
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/ConceptCategorization
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/concepts
• Box roles: CBox role, TBox role (What is this?)

A standpoint-indexed claim that an entity is categorized under a concept — the reified form of gmeow:instanceOfConcept. The vantage is the agent or standpoint making the categorization; the observedFeature is the categorized entity; the observationResult is the gmeow:Concept. Typicality, confidence, and accordingTo are reused from the standpoint and provenance layers.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:StandpointClaim

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:ConceptCategorization as a specialized kind of gmeow:StandpointClaim. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Example Snippets

These snippets are generated from canonical slice examples and trimmed to the Turtle blocks where this term appears.

Conceptual Change

• Source: slices/core/concepts/examples/conceptual-change.ttl
• Examples catalog: open in catalog#example-slices-core-concepts-examples-conceptual-change

@prefix gmeow: <https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/> .
@prefix ex:    <https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/examples/concepts/conceptual-change/> .
@prefix rdfs:  <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd:   <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
@prefix skos:  <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .



ex:plutoCategorizationIAU a gmeow:ConceptCategorization ;
    rdfs:label "Pluto categorized as a planet from the IAU 2006 standpoint"@en ;
    gmeow:vantage ex:iau2006 ;
    gmeow:observedFeature ex:pluto ;
    gmeow:observationResult ex:planet ;
    gmeow:observationMethod gmeow:methodExpertJudgement ;
    gmeow:typicality "0.3"^^xsd:decimal ;
    gmeow:claimModality gmeow:conceivable ;
    gmeow:confidence "0.95"^^xsd:decimal .

ex:plutoCategorizationTextbook a gmeow:ConceptCategorization ;
    rdfs:label "Pluto categorized as a planet in school textbooks"@en ;
    gmeow:vantage ex:schoolTextbook ;
    gmeow:observedFeature ex:pluto ;
    gmeow:observationResult ex:planet ;
    gmeow:observationMethod gmeow:methodExpertJudgement ;
    gmeow:typicality "0.85"^^xsd:decimal ;
    gmeow:claimModality gmeow:probable ;
    gmeow:accordingTo ex:schoolTextbook .

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:StandpointClaim

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use when a categorization is perspectival, graded, time-scoped, or must carry provenance — the promotion target from the flat gmeow:instanceOfConcept shortcut.

Avoid when

• Avoid for the flat case where an entity is simply under a concept with no need for vantage or typicality; do not mint both a flat shortcut and a reified claim for the same holding without reason (Principle 4).

How to use

• Mint one ConceptCategorization per (vantage, entity, concept) tuple; bind the entity via gmeow:observedFeature and the concept via gmeow:observationResult; add gmeow:typicality for graded membership and gmeow:accordingTo / gmeow:confidence from the statement/provenance layers.

Examples

• ex:whaleCategorization a gmeow:ConceptCategorization; gmeow:vantage ex:marineBiologist; gmeow:observedFeature ex:whale; gmeow:observationResult ex:mammal; gmeow:typicality "0.95"^^xsd:decimal.