Similar
A link between two entities that are presumed to be the same, e.g. as the outcome of a probabilistic record linkage process.
Similaris a generated schema and shouldn’t be created directly by users.
Relations to other schemata
Similar has the following relations to other schemata in the model:
| Relation | Schemata |
|---|---|
| Properties inherited from: | - |
| More precise schemata: | - |
Similar has multiple properties to describe its data. Some properties are inherited from its parent schemata.
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This property is used to compute a caption for the entity.
This property is a featured property, which means in UI applications it should be shown with higher information hierarchy.
This property is a matchable property and can be used in matching systems to find similar entities.
This property is a hidden property and should not be rendered in UI applications.
| Name | Label | Type |
|---|---|---|
Similar:confidenceScore |
Confidence score | number |
Similar:criteria |
Matching criteria | string |
Similar:candidate |
Candidate | entity |
Similar:match |
Match | entity |
Similar:matcher |
Matcher | string |
How to use it in a graph or timeline
FtM has well-defined semantics for different representations of entities, for example in a network graph or in a timeline.
When using this schema in a graph representation, it should be represented as a node.
| Semantic | Property |
|---|---|
| Temporal start | - |
| Temporal end | - |