Domain Independent Relation

A domain independent relation is a semantic relation that can be applied across several distinct domains.

AKA: Generic Relation.
Context:
- It can be instantiated as a Domain Independent Relation Instance.
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Example(s):
- an Equivalence Relation,
- a Hierarchical Relation,
- an Associational Relation.
- a Property Relation (aka: Attribute-Of), such as: "A rainbow is multicolored."
- a Subsumption Relation (aka: Instance-Of/Type-Of relationship), such as:
- an Event Relation, such as: "John Smith swapped cars with Jane Smith since last May". An Event Relation Mention.
- a Meronymy Relation (aka: Part-Of/Composed-Of relationship), such as: "A car has wheels.” (a Meronomy Relation Mention;
- an Inheritance Relation.
Counter-Example(s):
- a Domain Specific Relation, such as:
  - a Spatio-Temporal Relation,
  - a Successor Relation such as: "Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chretien on Dec 12, 2003."
  - a Partness Relation,
  - a Hyponomous Relation.
See: Semantic Relation Type.

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