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In logic, a reference is a relationship between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object. The first object in this relation is said to refer to the second object. It is called a name for the second object. The next object, the one to which the first object refers, is called the referent…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | is a | relationship between objects in which one object designates | 0.90 | text |
| Reference | is a | value that enables a program to directly access the particular data item | 0.90 | text |
| Reference | is a | piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work such as a book | 0.90 | text |
| Reference | is a | document that can be used to show the state of knowledge at a given time and that therefore may make a claimed invention obvious or anticipated | 0.90 | text |
| Reference | is a | item from which a work is based | 0.90 | text |
| pronouns | instance of | namely anaphora | 0.80 | text |
| a book | instance of | a reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work | 0.80 | text |
| article | instance of | a reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work | 0.80 | text |
| essay | instance of | a reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work | 0.80 | text |
| report | instance of | a reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work | 0.80 | text |
| oration or any other text type | instance of | a reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work | 0.80 | text |
| specifying the written work of another person used in the creation of that text | instance of | a reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work | 0.80 | text |
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