link antecedent

The causing kind. Functional and mandatory (SHACL); distinct from the consequent (SHACL — nothing type-causes itself).

Structure

Property shape: object property; gmeow:CausalLink -> gmeow:EventType; functional

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:linkAntecedent from gmeow:CausalLink to gmeow:EventType when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.

Example Snippets

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

Trust Collapse

@prefix gmeow: <https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/> .
@prefix ex:    <https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/examples/> .
@prefix rdfs:  <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .



# Reified where modality and mechanism matter.
ex:linkBetrayalToDissolution a gmeow:CausalLink ;
    gmeow:linkAntecedent ex:etBetrayal ;
    gmeow:linkConsequent ex:etBondDissolution ;
    gmeow:causalModality gmeow:causallyNecessitates ;
    gmeow:linkMechanism "The bond is constituted by the oath; betrayal does not damage it, it unmakes it."@en ;
    gmeow:linkNext ex:linkDissolutionToCollapse .

ex:linkDissolutionToCollapse a gmeow:CausalLink ;
    gmeow:linkAntecedent ex:etBondDissolution ;
    gmeow:linkConsequent ex:etWillCollapse ;
    gmeow:causalModality gmeow:causallyPromotes .

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:CausalLink, gmeow:EventType