firstDefinedBy

P37401
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the original source that formally introduced, specified, or defined another entity.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
firstDescriptionBy 4
firstDefinedBy canonical 2
originallyDefinedBy 2

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: firstDefinedBy
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the original source that formally introduced, specified, or defined another entity.

Sample triples (10)

Subject Object
Brillouin zone Léon Brillouin ⓘ
United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area Office of Management and Budget ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Bureau of the Budget
Xerini Oldfield Thomas via predicate surface "firstDescriptionBy" ⓘ
Ratufa John Edward Gray via predicate surface "firstDescriptionBy" ⓘ
GLX SGI via predicate surface "originallyDefinedBy" ⓘ
surface form: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Sewel Convention Lord Sewel via predicate surface "firstArticulatedBy" ⓘ
JRMP Sun Microsystems via predicate surface "originallyDefinedBy" ⓘ
Planorbidae Rafinesque via predicate surface "firstDescriptionBy" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deathly Hallows Xenophilius Lovegood via predicate surface "firstExplainedBy" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Heteropneustes Johann Jakob Heckel via predicate surface "firstDescriptionBy" NERFINISHED ⓘ