Proximity Measurement

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

A measurement of distance, dissimilarity, or proximity between two entities, expressed as a scalar quantity in a reference frame that declares its metric kind. The observedFeature is the entity measured from; gmeow:proximityTo names the target entity; gmeow:observationResult points to the scalar value. Computed by the solver (Principle 12), not asserted in the OWL core.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:Measurement

Practical Pattern

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

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Measurement

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to reify a measured distance, dissimilarity, or proximity between two entities in a frame that declares its metric kind.

Avoid when

• Avoid asserting the computed distance as a plain triple — proximity is computed by the solver from the metric (Principle 12).

How to use

• Mint ProximityMeasurement, set gmeow:observedFeature (the from-entity) and gmeow:proximityTo (the target), and point gmeow:observationResult at a ScalarQuantity in a frame with gmeow:hasMetricKind.

Examples

• ex:dist a gmeow:ProximityMeasurement; gmeow:observedFeature ex:a; gmeow:proximityTo ex:b; gmeow:observationResult ex:scalar.