scimantic
type: Ontology
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
version: 0.1.3
version IRI: ontology.ttl
definition: A minimal domain ontology for representing the scientific method as provenance chains.

Activity
type: Class
definition: A provenance activity. Identified by its RDF URI.
in scheme: schema

Agent
type: Class
definition: A provenance agent. Identified by its RDF URI.
in scheme: schema

Aleatory
type: Class
subclass of: UncertaintyModel
definition: Aleatory uncertainty entities must have nature Aleatory.
in scheme: schema

Ambiguity
type: Class
subclass of: UncertaintyModel
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: UncertaintyNature
  on property: natureOfUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: natureOfUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: natureOfUncertainty
definition: Ambiguity is inherently Epistemic uncertainty.
in scheme: schema

Analysis
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Dataset
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Experimentation
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasInformedBy
definition: The activity of processing a Dataset to produce a Result.
in scheme: schema

Annotation
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: TextSelector
  on property: hasSelector
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: LiteratureSearch
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: dateTime
  on property: generatedAtTime
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: hasBody
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: hasTarget
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: generatedAtTime
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: hasBody
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: hasSelector
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 1
  on property: hasTarget
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: generatedAtTime
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: hasBody
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: hasSelector
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: hasTarget
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
definition: A text annotation or highlight that grounds Questions or Evidence in specific source text. Follows W3C Web Annotation Data Model.
in scheme: schema

Conclusion
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: Nanopublication
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Result
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: ResultAssessment
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: content
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: content
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: content
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
definition: The final claim or decision derived from the ResultAssessment.
in scheme: schema

DCATDataset
type: Class
definition: A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent.
in scheme: schema

Dataset
type: Class
subclass of: DCATDataset
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: UncertaintySubject
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: UncertaintyModel
  on property: hasUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: ExperimentalMethod
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Experimentation
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: hasUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: hasUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
definition: Raw data, observations, or measurements produced by experimentation.
in scheme: schema

DesignOfExperiment
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Class
    union of: Evidence
    union of: Hypothesis
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Class
    union of: HypothesisFormation
    union of: LiteratureSearch
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasInformedBy
definition: The activity of creating an ExperimentalMethod from a Hypothesis.
in scheme: schema

Entity
type: Class
definition: A provenance entity. Identified by its RDF URI.
in scheme: schema

Evidence
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: Nanopublication
subclass of: URREFEvidence
subclass of: UncertaintySubject
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Hypothesis
  on property: contradicts
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: UncertaintyModel
  on property: hasUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Hypothesis
  on property: supports
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Class
    union of: Annotation
    union of: Question
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: EvidenceExtraction
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: hasUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: hasUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: accessLevel
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: citation
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: content
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: boolean
  on property: publishable
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: source
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: accessLevel
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: citation
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: content
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: contradicts
subclass of: Restriction
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  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: publishable
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: source
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: supports
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
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subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: accessLevel
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: citation
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: content
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: contradicts
subclass of: Restriction
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subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: publishable
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: source
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: supports
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
definition: A factual claim extracted from a source.
in scheme: schema

EvidenceAssessment
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Evidence
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: EvidenceExtraction
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasInformedBy
definition: The activity of evaluating credibility or relevance of Evidence.
in scheme: schema

EvidenceExtraction
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Annotation
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: LiteratureSearch
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasInformedBy
definition: The activity of articulating Evidence claims from one or more Annotations. Separates the act of reading/highlighting from the act of formulating evidence statements.
in scheme: schema

ExperimentalMethod
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Parameter
  on property: parameter
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Class
    union of: Evidence
    union of: Hypothesis
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: DesignOfExperiment
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: parameter
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: method
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: method
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
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subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: method
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
definition: A specification of the experimental or computational method.
in scheme: schema

Experimentation
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: ExperimentalMethod
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: DesignOfExperiment
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
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  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasInformedBy
definition: The activity of running an ExperimentalMethod to produce a Dataset.
in scheme: schema

Hypothesis
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: Nanopublication
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Premise
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: HypothesisFormation
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
definition: A testable claim derived from evidence.
in scheme: schema

HypothesisFormation
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Premise
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: EvidenceAssessment
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasInformedBy
definition: The activity of synthesizing Evidence into a Hypothesis.
in scheme: schema

Identifiable
type: Class
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: id
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 1
  on property: id
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: id
definition: A mixin for objects that have a unique identifier.
in scheme: schema

Incompleteness
type: Class
subclass of: UncertaintyModel
definition: Incompleteness is inherently Epistemic uncertainty.
in scheme: schema

LiteratureSearch
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: QuestionFormation
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasInformedBy
definition: The activity of searching literature and creating Annotations (highlights, notes) on source text.
in scheme: schema

Nanopublication
type: Class
definition: A nanopublication object.
in scheme: schema

Parameter
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
definition: A configured parameter within an Experimental Method.
in scheme: schema

Premise
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Evidence
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: EvidenceAssessment
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
definition: An evaluated proposition or insight derived from Evidence.
in scheme: schema

Question
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: LiteratureSearch
  on property: motivates
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Class
    union of: Annotation
    union of: Evidence
    union of: Question
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: QuestionFormation
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: motivates
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
definition: An interrogative sentence representing the research query.
in scheme: schema

QuestionFormation
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Class
    union of: LiteratureSearch
    union of: ResultAssessment
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasInformedBy
definition: The activity of creating or refining a Research Question. Can be informed by prior results (iterating on findings) or by literature search (refining questions based on discovered evidence).
in scheme: schema

Result
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: Nanopublication
subclass of: URREFEvidence
subclass of: UncertaintySubject
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Hypothesis
  on property: contradicts
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: UncertaintyModel
  on property: hasUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Hypothesis
  on property: refines
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Hypothesis
  on property: supports
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Dataset
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Analysis
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: hasUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: hasUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAttributedTo
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: unit
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: value
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: contradicts
subclass of: Restriction
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  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
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subclass of: Restriction
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  on property: supports
subclass of: Restriction
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subclass of: Restriction
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  on property: value
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: contradicts
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: label
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: refines
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: supports
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
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subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: value
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasDerivedFrom
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasGeneratedBy
definition: The outcome of an analysis activity.
in scheme: schema

ResultAssessment
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Result
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Agent
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: Analysis
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasAssociatedWith
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: wasInformedBy
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: used
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: wasInformedBy
definition: The activity of comparing a Result to the original Hypothesis.
in scheme: schema

TextSelector
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: integer
  on property: endOffset
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: exact
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: integer
  on property: pageNumber
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: prefix
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: integer
  on property: startOffset
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: string
  on property: suffix
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: endOffset
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 1
  on property: exact
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: pageNumber
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: prefix
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: startOffset
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: suffix
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: endOffset
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: exact
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: pageNumber
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: prefix
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: startOffset
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: suffix
definition: A selector that identifies text by exact quote with surrounding context. Follows W3C Web Annotation TextQuoteSelector.
in scheme: schema

URREFEvidence
type: Class
definition: Root evidence class from URREF ontology.
in scheme: schema

UncertaintyDerivation
type: Class
definition: Describes how the uncertainty was assessed.
in scheme: schema

UncertaintyModel
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: UncertaintyDerivation
  on property: derivationOfUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  all values from: UncertaintyNature
  on property: natureOfUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 0
  on property: derivationOfUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  min cardinality: 1
  on property: natureOfUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: derivationOfUncertainty
subclass of: Restriction
  max cardinality: 1
  on property: natureOfUncertainty
definition: A reified uncertainty model.
in scheme: schema

UncertaintyNature
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  union of: Aleatory
  union of: Epistemic
in scheme: schema
permissible values: Aleatory
permissible values: Epistemic

Aleatory
type: Class
subclass of: UncertaintyNature
definition: Uncertainty due to inherent randomness.

Epistemic
type: Class
subclass of: UncertaintyNature
definition: Uncertainty due to lack of knowledge.

UncertaintySubject
type: Class
definition: A mixin for objects that can have a reified uncertainty model.
in scheme: schema

Vagueness
type: Class
subclass of: UncertaintyModel
definition: Vagueness is inherently Epistemic uncertainty.
in scheme: schema

accessLevel
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Nanopublication
range: string
definition: Publishing scope (e.g., local, institutional, public).
in scheme: schema

citation
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Evidence
range: string
definition: Bibliographic reference.
in scheme: schema

content
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Evidence
range: string
definition: The actual text content of the evidence.
in scheme: schema

contradicts
type: DatatypeProperty
type: ObjectProperty
definition: An Entity (Evidence/Result) that provides negative evidence against a Hypothesis.
in scheme: schema

derivationOfUncertainty
type: ObjectProperty
domain: UncertaintyModel
range: UncertaintyDerivation
definition: How the uncertainty was derived.
in scheme: schema

endOffset
type: DatatypeProperty
range: integer
definition: Character offset where the selection ends.
in scheme: schema

exact
type: DatatypeProperty
range: string
definition: The exact text that was selected/highlighted.
in scheme: schema

generatedAtTime
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Entity
range: dateTime
definition: Time of generation.
in scheme: schema

hasBody
type: DatatypeProperty
range: string
definition: The content or comment of the annotation (optional for highlights).
in scheme: schema

hasSelector
type: DatatypeProperty
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The selector identifying the specific part of the target.
in scheme: schema

hasTarget
type: DatatypeProperty
range: string
definition: The source being annotated (DOI, URL, or file reference).
in scheme: schema

hasUncertainty
type: ObjectProperty
domain: UncertaintySubject
range: UncertaintyModel
definition: Links an entity to its reified uncertainty model.
in scheme: schema

id
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Identifiable
range: string
definition: Unique identifier (URI) for this node.
in scheme: schema

label
type: DatatypeProperty
definition: The human-readable label or text.
in scheme: schema

method
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: ExperimentalMethod
range: string
definition: Name or description of the method.
in scheme: schema

motivates
type: DatatypeProperty
type: ObjectProperty
definition: A Question that triggers or motivates an Activity.
in scheme: schema

natureOfUncertainty
type: ObjectProperty
domain: UncertaintyModel
range: UncertaintyNature
definition: The nature of the uncertainty (Aleatory or Epistemic).
in scheme: schema

pageNumber
type: DatatypeProperty
range: integer
definition: Page number in PDF documents where the selection appears.
in scheme: schema

parameter
type: ObjectProperty
domain: ExperimentalMethod
range: Parameter
definition: Structured configuration parameter.
in scheme: schema

prefix
type: DatatypeProperty
range: string
definition: Text immediately before the selection (for disambiguation).
in scheme: schema

publishable
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Nanopublication
range: boolean
definition: Flag indicating if this is ready for public promotion.
in scheme: schema

refines
type: DatatypeProperty
type: ObjectProperty
definition: A Result that suggests a specific modification to a Hypothesis.
in scheme: schema

source
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Evidence
range: string
definition: Source URL or identifier.
in scheme: schema

startOffset
type: DatatypeProperty
range: integer
definition: Character offset where the selection starts (within the target or page).
in scheme: schema

suffix
type: DatatypeProperty
range: string
definition: Text immediately after the selection (for disambiguation).
in scheme: schema

supports
type: DatatypeProperty
type: ObjectProperty
definition: An Entity (Evidence/Result) that provides positive evidence for a Hypothesis.
in scheme: schema

unit
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Result
range: string
definition: Unit of measurement.
in scheme: schema

used
type: DatatypeProperty
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Entity used by an Activity.
in scheme: schema

value
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Result
range: string
definition: The numeric or categorical result.
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wasAssociatedWith
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Activity
range: Agent
definition: The agent associated with an activity.
in scheme: schema

wasAttributedTo
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Entity
range: Agent
definition: The agent who attributed this entity (Agent).
in scheme: schema

wasDerivedFrom
type: DatatypeProperty
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Entity derived from another Entity.
in scheme: schema

wasGeneratedBy
type: DatatypeProperty
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The activity that generated this entity.
in scheme: schema

wasInformedBy
type: DatatypeProperty
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Activity that informed this Activity.
in scheme: schema