instance of concept

• CURIE: gmeow:instanceOfConcept
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/instanceOfConcept
• Category: property
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/concepts
• Box roles: RBox role (What is this?)

A flat shortcut asserting that an entity is categorized under a concept — the cheap 80% surface paired with the reified gmeow:ConceptCategorization claim. Non-functional: an entity may instantiate many concepts, and competing categorizations coexist (Principle 9).

Structure

Property shape: object property; gmeow:Entity -> gmeow:Concept

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:instanceOfConcept from gmeow:Entity to gmeow:Concept when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Entity, gmeow:Concept

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use for the common case where an entity is simply categorized under a concept and no vantage, typicality, or temporal scope needs to be first-class.

Avoid when

• Avoid when the categorization is contested, standpoint-indexed, graded, or time-scoped — promote to gmeow:ConceptCategorization instead (Principle 4).

How to use

• Point the entity at a gmeow:Concept; for a graded or perspectival claim, mint a gmeow:ConceptCategorization with gmeow:vantage, gmeow:observedFeature, gmeow:observationResult, and optional gmeow:typicality.

Examples

• ex:whale gmeow:instanceOfConcept ex:mammal.