Generation

Class
http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#Generation
Class Hierarchy
Definition

Generation is the completion of production of a new entity by an activity. This entity did not exist before generation and becomes available for usage after this generation.

An instance of prov:Generation provides additional descriptions about the binary prov:wasGeneratedBy relation from a generated prov:Entity to the prov:Activity that generated it. For example, :cake prov:wasGeneratedBy :baking; prov:qualifiedGeneration [ a prov:Generation; prov:activity :baking; :foo :bar ].

Properties
Category
qualified
Component
entities-activities
Relationships
Asserted object-property edges to other entities. Logical class axioms such as owl:disjointWith are shown separately below.
isDefinedBy
unqualifiedForm wasGeneratedBy
Property Structure
1 · Object and Data Properties rdfs:domain on this class or ancestor
PropertyRangeDescription
activity inherited Activity
influencer inherited Thing Subproperties of prov:influencer are used to cite the object of an unqualified PROV-O triple whose predicate is a subproperty of prov:wasInfluencedBy (e.g. prov:used, prov:wasGeneratedBy). prov:influencer is used much like rdf:object is used.
2 · Referenced By rdfs:range on this class or ancestor
FromPropertyDescription
Derivation hadGeneration The _optional_ Generation involved in an Entity's Derivation.
Entity qualifiedGeneration If this Activity prov:generated Entity :e, then it can qualify how it performed the Generation using prov:qualifiedGeneration [ a prov:Generation; prov:entity :e; :foo :bar ].
Activity qualifiedInfluence inherited Because prov:qualifiedInfluence is a broad relation, the more specific relations (qualifiedCommunication, qualifiedDelegation, qualifiedEnd, etc.) should be used when applicable.
Agent qualifiedInfluence inherited Because prov:qualifiedInfluence is a broad relation, the more specific relations (qualifiedCommunication, qualifiedDelegation, qualifiedEnd, etc.) should be used when applicable.
Entity qualifiedInfluence inherited Because prov:qualifiedInfluence is a broad relation, the more specific relations (qualifiedCommunication, qualifiedDelegation, qualifiedEnd, etc.) should be used when applicable.
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . prov:Generation a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Generation" ; rdfs:comment "An instance of prov:Generation provides additional descriptions about the binary prov:wasGeneratedBy relation from a generated prov:Entity to the prov:Activity that generated it. For example, :cake prov:wasGeneratedBy :baking; prov:qualifiedGeneration [ a prov:Generation; prov:activity :baking; :foo :bar ]." ; rdfs:isDefinedBy <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov-o#> ; rdfs:subClassOf prov:ActivityInfluence, prov:InstantaneousEvent ; skos:definition "An instance of prov:Generation provides additional descriptions about the binary prov:wasGeneratedBy relation from a generated prov:Entity to the prov:Activity that generated it. For example, :cake prov:wasGeneratedBy :baking; prov:qualifiedGeneration [ a prov:Generation; prov:activity :baking; :foo :bar ]." ; prov:category "qualified" ; prov:component "entities-activities" ; prov:constraints "http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-prov-constraints-20130430/#prov-dm-constraints-fig"^^xsd:anyURI ; prov:definition "Generation is the completion of production of a new entity by an activity. This entity did not exist before generation and becomes available for usage after this generation."@en ; prov:dm "http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-prov-dm-20130430/#term-Generation"^^xsd:anyURI ; prov:n "http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-prov-n-20130430/#expression-Generation"^^xsd:anyURI ; prov:unqualifiedForm prov:wasGeneratedBy .
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Last Updated
2026-07-03 09:16