possibleFunction

P14773
predicate

Indicates that an entity may serve, or is capable of serving, a particular function or role, without asserting that it actually does so.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
canFunctionAs 105
possibleFunction canonical 81
proposedFunction 21

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: possibleFunction
Generated description
Indicates that an entity may serve, or is capable of serving, a particular function or role, without asserting that it actually does so.

Sample triples (237)

Subject Object
Petrus religious name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Emmie independent given name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Delia independent given name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Delia nickname via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Jed nickname via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Grant middle name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Lady of Elche funerary urn ⓘ
Lady of Elche votive image ⓘ
Lady of Elche representation of a goddess ⓘ
Cajiqueño adjective via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Cajiqueño noun via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Great Enclosure true via predicate surface "hasUncertainFunction" ⓘ
Sacha independent given name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Phillippe first name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Phillippe middle name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Phillippe last name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Silbury Hill ritual monument ⓘ
Silbury Hill ceremonial centre ⓘ
Silbury Hill territorial marker ⓘ
Jervis surname (less commonly) via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Benny standalone given name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Estaquería ceremonial center ⓘ
Estaquería astronomical observation site ⓘ
Estaquería ritual calendar marker ⓘ
Estaquería funerary or mortuary ritual site ⓘ
Estaquería true via predicate surface "hasUncertainFunction" ⓘ
Maury first name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Maury middle name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Santiago (in Galician usage context)
surface form: Santiago
surname via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Khalifa surname in some cultures via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Cyn stage name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Cyn online alias via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Serpent Mound ceremonial site ⓘ
Serpent Mound astronomical marker ⓘ
Serpent Mound religious or cosmological symbol ⓘ
Jennie independent given name via predicate surface "canFunctionAs" ⓘ
Chacmool sculptures reception of blood offerings ⓘ
Chacmool sculptures reception of hearts of sacrificial victims ⓘ
Chacmool sculptures reception of incense ⓘ
Triceratops species recognition via predicate surface "possibleFunctionOfFrill" ⓘ
Triceratops display via predicate surface "possibleFunctionOfFrill" ⓘ
Triceratops thermoregulation via predicate surface "possibleFunctionOfFrill" ⓘ
Aubrey holes ceremonial purpose ⓘ
Aubrey holes ritual purpose ⓘ
Aubrey holes astronomical marker ⓘ
Aubrey holes funerary use ⓘ
Wunmonije compound royal or elite residential compound via predicate surface "inferredFunction" ⓘ
rongorongo tablets
surface form: Rongorongo tablets
mnemonic device ⓘ
rongorongo tablets
surface form: Rongorongo tablets
ritual text ⓘ
rongorongo tablets
surface form: Rongorongo tablets
genealogical record ⓘ