RiC Relation follows

Functions
RiC Relation Second Level
Alternative Names
  • RiC-R008b

Details

RiC-R008
The Records in Context - Conceptual Model v.0.2 (preview) December 2019 defines and describes it as follows:
Name
follows
Inverse relation: precedes
Domain/Range
Domain: Thing
Range: Thing
Cardinality
M to M
Definition
Connects a Thing to a Thing that follows it in some sequence.
Scope Notes
The relation does not specify by itself what criteria are used for ordering the sequence.
There may actually be zero to many intermediate Entities, ignored or unkown, in the sequence between the two connected Things.
Can be used, for example, for specifying that some Record 'has next' some Record within a Record Set.
Examples
Page 1 precedes Page 2
Relation types
Sequential relations
Broader relations
The Records in Context - Conceptual Model v.0.2 (preview) December 2019 names the following broader relations of this Relation:
RiC-R001 'is related to'
Narrower relations
The Records in Context - Conceptual Model v.0.2 (preview) December 2019 names the following narrower relations of this Relation:
RiC-R009 'precedes in time'

Domain of Relation

Range of Relation

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