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
plotSummary	6,453
describedBy	2,037
explains	1,938
describesEvent	1,229
clarifies	959
depictsEvent	859
described	542
describesConcept	250
description	212
usedToDescribe	168
styleDescription	117
mediaDescription	104
describesAs	63
describesPerson	45
describesAttribute	41
isDescribedBy	39
describesQuality	29
describesTaxon	29
describesProcess	19
tailDescription	18
containsDescriptionOf	16
mathematicallyDescribedBy	15
aimsToDescribe	9
describesTraitOf	8
describesOutcome	7
areDescribedBy	6
hasTheoreticalDescription	6
describesFunctionAs	5
describesBehavior	4
statementDescribes	4
describedByTheory	3
describesAct	3
describesInteractionOf	3
describesWeather	3
décrit	3
beschreibt	2
describedByTerm	2
describesClass	2
describesObject	2
describesScenario	2
describesStateOf	2
describesSubject	2
firstDescribes	2
isUsedToDescribe	2
PaulDescribesAs	1
accuratelyDescribes	1
apologyDescribedAs	1
describedAmericanDreamAs	1
describesAccordingTo	1
describesPhenomenon	1
describesSituation	1
describesTitle	1
explainsQualitatively	1
helpsDescribe	1
kirjeldus	1
linearDescription	1
mustDescribe	1
normativelyDescribes	1
openingWordsDescribe	1
phaseIDescription	1
theoryDescribedIn	1

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
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol standard	management messages via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol standard	profile concept for specific application domains via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards	communication protocols for medical devices via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards	information models for medical device data via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards	service models for medical device communication via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards	terminology for medical device data exchange via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1547 distributed resources interconnection standard surface form: IEEE 1547	requirements for interconnection of distributed energy resources with electric power systems via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	architectural framework for the Internet of Things via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	unified IoT reference architecture via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	common vocabulary for IoT systems via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	high-level IoT system architecture via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	cross-domain IoT architectural concepts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	IoT architectural viewpoints via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	IoT architectural abstractions via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	IoT architectural layers via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	relationships among IoT domains via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	IoT system interoperability concepts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	IoT system integration concepts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	IoT system scalability concepts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	IoT system security and privacy considerations at architectural level via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	IoT data abstraction and data flow concepts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	IoT trust and safety architectural considerations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 2413 IoT architecture standard surface form: IEEE 2413	IoT domain-agnostic architectural framework via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary‑scan standard surface form: IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary-scan standard	Test Access Port via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary‑scan standard surface form: IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary-scan standard	TAP controller via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary‑scan standard surface form: IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary-scan standard	boundary-scan architecture via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary‑scan standard surface form: IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary-scan standard	boundary-scan register via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary‑scan standard surface form: IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary-scan standard	instruction register via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary‑scan standard surface form: IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary-scan standard	bypass register via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary‑scan standard surface form: IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary-scan standard	IDCODE register via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary‑scan standard surface form: IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary-scan standard	test data registers via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary‑scan standard surface form: IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary-scan standard	serial test access port interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet standard surface form: IEEE 802.3af	method for delivering electrical power over Ethernet cabling via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet standard surface form: IEEE 802.3af	power over data pairs for Ethernet via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet standard surface form: IEEE 802.3af	power over spare pairs for Ethernet via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	VLAN tagging for Ethernet networks via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	format of VLAN-tagged Ethernet frames via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	VLAN identification mechanism via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	VLAN-aware bridging via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	VLAN membership rules via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	VLAN trunking over Ethernet links via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	priority-based traffic classes using PCP bits via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	Customer VLAN (C-VLAN) tagging via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	Provider VLAN (S-VLAN) tagging via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	Q-in-Q VLAN stacking via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	native VLAN behavior on trunk ports via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	VLAN ID field in Ethernet frames via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	use of TPID 0x8100 for VLAN-tagged frames via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	tag control information (TCI) field via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	priority code point (PCP) field via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ