describes

P264
predicate

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

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
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names rules for variant names via predicate surface "defines"
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names rules for names in multiple languages via predicate surface "defines"
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names rules for names containing diacritics via predicate surface "defines"
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names rules for names of man-made features via predicate surface "defines"
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names rules for names of natural features via predicate surface "defines"
Article 83 of the Constitution of Italy electing body for the President of the Italian Republic via predicate surface "defines"
Article 83 of the Constitution of Italy majority requirements for the election of the President of the Italian Republic via predicate surface "defines"
Palestinian Basic Law structure of the Palestinian Authority via predicate surface "defines"
Palestinian Basic Law powers of the Palestinian Authority via predicate surface "defines"
Palestinian Basic Law functions of the Palestinian Authority via predicate surface "defines"
Palestinian Basic Law relationship between the executive, legislative, and judicial authorities in Palestine via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 4346 cipher suites for TLS 1.1 via predicate surface "defines"
PKCS #1 mathematical properties of RSA via predicate surface "defines"
PKCS #1 formats for RSA public keys via predicate surface "defines"
PKCS #1 formats for RSA private keys via predicate surface "defines"
PKCS #1 padding schemes for RSA encryption via predicate surface "defines"
PKCS #1 padding schemes for RSA signatures via predicate surface "defines"
PKCS #1 RSA via predicate surface "defines"
surface form: RSA encryption schemes
PKCS #1 RSA signature schemes via predicate surface "defines"
PKCS #1 ASN.1 syntax for RSA keys via predicate surface "defines"
PKCS #1 ASN.1 syntax for RSA parameters via predicate surface "defines"
PKCS #1 ASN.1 syntax for RSA signatures via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 RSA via predicate surface "defines"
surface form: RSA Cryptography Standard
RFC 8017 algorithms for RSA encryption via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 algorithms for RSA signatures via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 formats for RSA public keys via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 formats for RSA private keys via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 encoding methods for RSA via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 padding schemes for RSA via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 PKCS #1 via predicate surface "defines"
surface form: RSAES-OAEP
RFC 8017 PKCS #1 via predicate surface "defines"
surface form: RSAES-PKCS1-v1_5
RFC 8017 RSA via predicate surface "defines"
surface form: RSASSA-PSS
RFC 8017 PKCS #1 via predicate surface "defines"
surface form: RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5
RFC 8017 PKCS #1 via predicate surface "defines"
surface form: EME-OAEP
RFC 8017 PKCS #1 via predicate surface "defines"
surface form: EME-PKCS1-v1_5
RFC 8017 EMSA-PSS via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 PKCS #1 via predicate surface "defines"
surface form: EMSA-PKCS1-v1_5
RFC 8017 RSA key generation parameters via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 RSA key pair representation via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 RSA public key structure via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 RSA private key structure via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 recommended key sizes for RSA via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 security considerations for RSA via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 notation and conventions for RSA schemes via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 hash function usage in RSA schemes via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 parameters for RSAES-OAEP via predicate surface "defines"
RFC 8017 parameters for RSASSA-PSS via predicate surface "defines"
IANA Naming Function Contract requirements for performance of IANA naming functions via predicate surface "defines"
IANA Naming Function Contract service level expectations for IANA naming functions via predicate surface "defines"
IANA Naming Function Contract reporting obligations to NTIA via predicate surface "defines"