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Class: PhysicalEntity

_A digital placeholder for a physical entity as it exists in the real world, _

  • NOTE: this is an abstract class and should not be instantiated directly

URI: pehterms:PhysicalEntity

classDiagram class PhysicalEntity click PhysicalEntity href "../PhysicalEntity" NamedThing <|-- PhysicalEntity click NamedThing href "../NamedThing" PhysicalEntity <|-- Sample click Sample href "../Sample" PhysicalEntity <|-- Person click Person href "../Person" PhysicalEntity <|-- Geolocation click Geolocation href "../Geolocation" PhysicalEntity <|-- Environment click Environment href "../Environment" PhysicalEntity : description PhysicalEntity : id PhysicalEntity : name PhysicalEntity : physical_entity_links PhysicalEntity --> "*" PhysicalEntityLink : physical_entity_links click PhysicalEntityLink href "../PhysicalEntityLink" PhysicalEntity : remark PhysicalEntity : short_name PhysicalEntity : ui_label PhysicalEntity : unique_name

Inheritance

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
physical_entity_links *
PhysicalEntityLink		 direct
id 1
String		 Machine readable, unique identifier; ideally a URI/GUPRI (Globally Unique, Pe... NamedThing
unique_name 0..1
String		 Human readable name, unique across the context the entity is defined in NamedThing
short_name 0..1
String		 Shortened name or code, preferrable unique across the context the entity is d... NamedThing
name 0..1
String		 Common human readable name NamedThing
ui_label 0..1
String		 Human readable label, to be used in user facing interfaces in the most common... NamedThing
description 0..1
String		 Long form description or definition for the entity NamedThing
remark 0..1
String		 Additional comment, note or remark providing context on the use of an entity ... NamedThing

Usages

used by used in type used
EntityList physical_entities range PhysicalEntity
PhysicalEntityLink physical_entity range PhysicalEntity
Project physical_entity range PhysicalEntity
StudyEntity physical_entity range PhysicalEntity
Study physical_entity range PhysicalEntity
ObservationGroup physical_entity range PhysicalEntity
StudyPopulation physical_entity range PhysicalEntity
SampleCollection physical_entity range PhysicalEntity
StudySubject physical_entity range PhysicalEntity
StudySubjectGroup physical_entity range PhysicalEntity

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/peh/peh-model

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self pehterms:PhysicalEntity
native pehterms:PhysicalEntity

LinkML Source

Direct

name: PhysicalEntity
description: 'A digital placeholder for a physical entity as it exists in the real
  world, '
from_schema: https://w3id.org/peh/peh-model
is_a: NamedThing
abstract: true
slots:
- physical_entity_links

Induced

name: PhysicalEntity
description: 'A digital placeholder for a physical entity as it exists in the real
  world, '
from_schema: https://w3id.org/peh/peh-model
is_a: NamedThing
abstract: true
attributes:
  physical_entity_links:
    name: physical_entity_links
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/peh/peh-model
    rank: 1000
    alias: physical_entity_links
    owner: PhysicalEntity
    domain_of:
    - PhysicalEntity
    range: PhysicalEntityLink
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  id:
    name: id
    description: Machine readable, unique identifier; ideally a URI/GUPRI (Globally
      Unique, Persistent, Resolvable Identifier).
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/peh/peh-model
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:identifier
    identifier: true
    alias: id
    owner: PhysicalEntity
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    range: string
    required: true
  unique_name:
    name: unique_name
    description: Human readable name, unique across the context the entity is defined
      in.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/peh/peh-model
    close_mappings:
    - schema:identifier
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:prefLabel
    alias: unique_name
    owner: PhysicalEntity
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    range: string
  short_name:
    name: short_name
    description: Shortened name or code, preferrable unique across the context the
      entity is defined in.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/peh/peh-model
    rank: 1000
    alias: short_name
    owner: PhysicalEntity
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    range: string
  name:
    name: name
    description: Common human readable name
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/peh/peh-model
    exact_mappings:
    - skos:altLabel
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:name
    alias: name
    owner: PhysicalEntity
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    - Contact
    range: string
  ui_label:
    name: ui_label
    description: Human readable label, to be used in user facing interfaces in the
      most common use cases.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/peh/peh-model
    rank: 1000
    alias: ui_label
    owner: PhysicalEntity
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    range: string
  description:
    name: description
    description: Long form description or definition for the entity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/peh/peh-model
    exact_mappings:
    - skos:definition
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:description
    alias: description
    owner: PhysicalEntity
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    range: string
  remark:
    name: remark
    description: Additional comment, note or remark providing context on the use of
      an entity or the interpretation of its properties.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/peh/peh-model
    exact_mappings:
    - skos:note
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:comment
    alias: remark
    owner: PhysicalEntity
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    range: string