name: SkosMatchType
from_schema: https://w3id.org/kaiiam/mifc
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
skos:exactMatch:
text: skos:exactMatch
description: Mappings assessed to indicate that the concepts expressed in the
subject and object terms can be used interchangeably following the transitive
property.
meaning: skos:exactMatch
comments:
- 'From the sssom_schema: The subject and the object can, with a high degree of
confidence, be used interchangeably across a wide range of information retrieval
applications.'
- In SKOS this is described as following the transitive property.
- Typical use of the vocabulary where strings are exactly the same, or the same
words in different orders.
skos:closeMatch:
text: skos:closeMatch
description: Mappings between the subject and object terms that convey a high
degree of similarity, but are not exactly the same or interchangeable. Assignments
of closeMatch should only be used when there is no appropriate broadMatch or
narrowMatch to be found within the subject and object vocabulaires.
meaning: skos:closeMatch
comments:
- 'From the sssom_schema: The subject and the object are sufficiently similar
that they can be used interchangeably in some information retrieval applications.'
- Examples include mappings between two multi-component foods that have variation
in cooking methods, ingredients or additives.
skos:broadMatch:
text: skos:broadMatch
description: Mappings between a subject and an object term, where the object term
is above the subject within a concept hierarchy. A broadMatch is the inverse
of a narrowMatch.
meaning: skos:broadMatch
comments:
- 'From the SKOS primer: A triple skos:broader (and skos:broadMatch) asserts that,
the object of the triple, is a broader concept than , the subject of the triple.'
- Use when mapping to a "higher" level term that is less specific and more general.
Preference should be given to to as close as possible a hierarchical match depending
on if a hierarchy exists and if there are appropriate concepts as relatively
cose as possible.
skos:narrowMatch:
text: skos:narrowMatch
description: Mappings between a subject and an object term, where the object term
that is below the subject within a concept hierarchy. A narrowMatch is the inverse
of a broadMatch.
meaning: skos:narrowMatch
comments:
- 'From the SKOS primer: A triple skos:narrower (and skos:narrowMatch) asserts
that, the object of the triple, is a narrower concept than , the subject of
the triple.'
- Use when mapping to a more specifc object term that has a greater level of detail
then the object. In general broad matches should be used preferably to narrow
matches if no appropriate class of the same hierarchical level can be found.
skos:relatedMatch:
text: skos:relatedMatch
description: Mappings between subject and object terms that are not broadMatch,
narrowMatch, closeMatch or exactMatch but have some association.
meaning: skos:relatedMatch
comments:
- 'From the sssom_schema: The subject and the object are associated in some unspecified
way.'
- Only use if no applicable broad or narrow matches can be found in the vocabulary.