Metaclass (knowledge representation) · a class which has instances that are all themselves classes · YYNN

Metaclass (knowledge representation)

Y? 71%

a class which has instances that are all themselves classes

Ratings
1

Y?

helena

2d

Y

Y?

N?

N

Y? 71%

1 rating

Instances
85

Influencing rating

Y 75%

Category of creative works based on stylistic and/or thematic criteria

musical work/composition

Wikidata metaclass; legal concept of uniquely identifiable piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental; NOT applicable to recordings, broadcasts, or individual publications of music in printed or digital form or on physical media

Wikidata metaclass

type of geographic feature

type of musical instrument

Wikidata metaclass

Mode of transport

Different types of transportation such as air, water, and land transport

Family of musical instruments

Grouping of different but related types of instruments

list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author

vegetational formation

type of communities of plants

web video genre

metaclass, grouping categories of user-generated or independently produced video content distributed primarily through stream or online video platforms

Subclasses
5

Influencing rating

Y? 66%

family of rockets

second-order class

metaclass whose instances are classes of individuals

third-order class

metaclass whose instances are classes of classes of individuals

specific vehicle design of which all instances are produced to identical specifications

A metaclass describes commen behaviour for classes, like a class does for objects

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In knowledge representation, particularly in the Semantic Web, a metaclass is a class whose instances can themselves be classes. Similar to their role in programming languages, metaclasses in ontology languages can have properties otherwise applicable only to individuals, while retaining the same class's ability to be classified in a concept...

Instance of

formal ontology concept

variable-order class

Subclass of

Class (knowledge representation)

Part of

Ontology (information science)

Different from

Metaclass (disambiguation)

second-order class

Facet of

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