InstantaneousEvent

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

The PROV data model is implicitly based on a notion of instantaneous events (or just events), that mark transitions in the world. Events include generation, usage, or invalidation of entities, as well as starting or ending of activities. This notion of event is not first-class in the data model, but it is useful for explaining its other concepts and its semantics.

An instantaneous event, or event for short, happens in the world and marks a change in the world, in its activities and in its entities. The term 'event' is commonly used in process algebra with a similar meaning. Events represent communications or interactions; they are assumed to be atomic and instantaneous.

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
constraints dfn-event
Disjoint with
Agent, Entity
From owl:disjointWith and owl:AllDisjointClasses membership; the listed classes are pairwise disjoint with this one.
Property Structure
Object and Data Properties rdfs:domain on this class or ancestor
PropertyRangeDescription
atLocation Location The Location of any resource.
atTime dateTime The time at which an InstantaneousEvent occurred, in the form of xsd:dateTime.
hadRole Role The _optional_ Role that an Entity assumed in the context of an Activity. For example, :baking prov:used :spoon; prov:qualified [ a prov:Usage; prov:entity :spoon; prov:hadRole roles:mixing_implement ].
@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:InstantaneousEvent a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "InstantaneousEvent" ; rdfs:comment "An instantaneous event, or event for short, happens in the world and marks a change in the world, in its activities and in its entities. The term 'event' is commonly used in process algebra with a similar meaning. Events represent communications or interactions; they are assumed to be atomic and instantaneous." ; rdfs:isDefinedBy <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov-o#> ; skos:definition "An instantaneous event, or event for short, happens in the world and marks a change in the world, in its activities and in its entities. The term 'event' is commonly used in process algebra with a similar meaning. Events represent communications or interactions; they are assumed to be atomic and instantaneous." ; prov:category "qualified" ; prov:component "entities-activities" ; prov:constraints "http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-prov-constraints-20130430/#dfn-event"^^xsd:anyURI ; prov:definition "The PROV data model is implicitly based on a notion of instantaneous events (or just events), that mark transitions in the world. Events include generation, usage, or invalidation of entities, as well as starting or ending of activities. This notion of event is not first-class in the data model, but it is useful for explaining its other concepts and its semantics."@en .
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Last Updated
2026-07-03 09:16