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Reference

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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Etymology and meanings

Semantics

Computer science

Library and information sciences

Psychology

Scholarship

Law

Arts

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Reference

Nodes85
Edges84
Triples76
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023529
Components1

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Reference

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related to Library and information sciences · 9
Reference → Digital, DOI, For, Information, Internet, ISBN, References, Uniform Resource Identifier, URI
related to Psychology · 8
Reference → According, All, However, In, PCT, Perceptual Control Theory, The, This
related to External links · 7
Reference → Archived, Directory, Reference Resources, References, Retrieved, The, Yahoo
related to Meaning · 7
Reference → Frege, Gottlob Frege, Greek, Hesperus, Phosphorus, This, Venus
is a · 5
Reference → 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, item from which a work is based, piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work such as a book, relationship between objects in which one object designates, value that enables a program to directly access the particular data item
related to Computer science · 5
Reference → For, Generally, In, Most, The
related to Etymology and meanings · 5
Reference → Another, Latin, Middle English, Middle French, The
related to Scholarship · 5
Reference → Bibliography, In, References, Such, The
related to Semantics · 5
Reference → Hence, In, John, Sometimes, The
related to Law · 4
Reference → Examples, In, Internet, Ph

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object references word may used called referent refer name meaning work another state refers person text one many information also

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Referenceis arelationship between objects in which one object designates0.90text
Referenceis avalue that enables a program to directly access the particular data item0.90text
Referenceis apiece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work such as a book0.90text
Referenceis adocument that can be used to show the state of knowledge at a given time and that therefore may make a claimed invention obvious or anticipated0.90text
Referenceis aitem from which a work is based0.90text
pronounsinstance ofnamely anaphora0.80text
a bookinstance ofa reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work0.80text
articleinstance ofa reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work0.80text
essayinstance ofa reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work0.80text
reportinstance ofa reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work0.80text
oration or any other text typeinstance ofa reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work0.80text
specifying the written work of another person used in the creation of that textinstance ofa reference or bibliographical reference is a piece of information provided in a footnote or bibliography of a written work0.80text

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