describes

P264
predicate

Indicates that one entity provides an explanation, representation, or account of another entity or concept.

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All labels observed (64)

Label Occurrences
defines 29,662
describes canonical 19,259
portrays 17,734

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: describes
Generated description
Indicates that one entity provides an explanation, representation, or account of another entity or concept.

Sample triples (81,936)

Subject Object
The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior grooming behavior in chimpanzees ⓘ
The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior coalitions and alliances among chimpanzees ⓘ
Charter of the United Nations purposes of the United Nations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Charter of the United Nations principles of the United Nations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Charter of the United Nations structure of the United Nations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Charter of the United Nations framework for international peace and security via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
golden eagle Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Original sin inherited sinful condition of humanity ⓘ
Original sin corruption of human nature ⓘ
Original sin alienation from God ⓘ
Schwarzschild black hole theory of relativity via predicate surface "describedByTheory" ⓘ
surface form: general relativity
FLRW cosmological models homogeneous universe ⓘ
FLRW cosmological models isotropic universe ⓘ
FLRW cosmological models expanding universe ⓘ
FLRW cosmological models contracting universe ⓘ
feature film "Chappaquiddick"
surface form: Chappaquiddick
Chappaquiddick incident via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
surface form: 1969 Chappaquiddick incident
feature film "Chappaquiddick"
surface form: Chappaquiddick
aftermath of Mary Jo Kopechne’s death via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
feature film "Chappaquiddick"
surface form: Chappaquiddick
impact on Ted Kennedy’s political career via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Douglas Engelbart’s 1962 report "Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework"
surface form: Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework
framework for improving human problem-solving capability ⓘ
Douglas Engelbart’s 1962 report "Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework"
surface form: Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework
use of interactive computers to support complex tasks ⓘ
Douglas Engelbart’s 1962 report "Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework"
surface form: Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework
co-evolution of tools and human organizations ⓘ
Douglas Engelbart’s 1962 report "Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework"
surface form: Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework
concept of a research center focused on augmentation ⓘ
Mojave ground squirrel Clinton Hart Merriam via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Mojave ground squirrel short bushy tail via predicate surface "tailDescription" ⓘ
Douglas fir David Douglas (as collector) and later taxonomists via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Animalia Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard floating‑point number formats via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard binary floating‑point formats via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard decimal floating‑point formats via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard rounding rules for floating‑point arithmetic via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard exception handling for floating‑point arithmetic via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard special values such as NaN and infinity via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard signed zero in floating‑point arithmetic via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard subnormal numbers via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard floating‑point operations semantics via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard floating‑point rounding modes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard floating‑point exceptions via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard floating‑point environment via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 488 GPIB standard
surface form: IEEE 488
electrical characteristics of the bus via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 488 GPIB standard
surface form: IEEE 488
mechanical characteristics of the bus via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 488 GPIB standard
surface form: IEEE 488
protocol for data transfer via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 488 GPIB standard
surface form: IEEE 488
handshaking mechanism via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 488 GPIB standard
surface form: IEEE 488
device addressing scheme via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol standard PTP via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
surface form: Precision Time Protocol
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol standard ordinary clock via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol standard boundary clock via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol standard transparent clock via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol standard grandmaster clock via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol standard synchronization messages via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol standard delay request and delay response messages via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ