subjectMatter

P450
predicate

Indicates the topic, theme, or content area that something (such as a work, document, or discussion) is about.

All labels observed (168)

Label Occurrences
subject 45,411
subjectMatter canonical 32,879
hasSubject 29,713

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: subjectMatter
Generated description
Indicates the topic, theme, or content area that something (such as a work, document, or discussion) is about.

Sample triples (140,657)

Subject Object
Slavery Abolition Act 1833 emancipation
Slavery Abolition Act 1833 colonial law
Slavery Abolition Act 1833 compensation for property
A Portuguesa love of country via predicate surface "hasSubject"
A Portuguesa defense of the homeland via predicate surface "hasSubject"
A Portuguesa national independence via predicate surface "hasSubject"
House Resolution 658 of the 95th Congress
surface form: House Resolution 658 (95th Congress)
congressional oversight of the United States Intelligence Community
House Resolution 658 of the 95th Congress
surface form: House Resolution 658 (95th Congress)
House of Representatives committee organization
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave slavery in the United States
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave African American history
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave abolitionism
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave freedom
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave literacy
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave human rights
Vitamin C and the Common Cold nutritional supplementation via predicate surface "hasSubject"
Vitamin C and the Common Cold immune system via predicate surface "hasSubject"
Vitamin C and the Common Cold respiratory infections via predicate surface "hasSubject"
Vitamin C and the Common Cold dosage of vitamin C via predicate surface "discusses"
Vitamin C and the Common Cold safety of vitamin C supplementation via predicate surface "discusses"
Vitamin C and the Common Cold epidemiological evidence on colds via predicate surface "discusses"
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea law of the sea
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea maritime boundaries
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea navigation rights
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea exclusive economic zones
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea continental shelf
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea high seas
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea deep seabed mining
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea marine environmental protection
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea marine scientific research
SLOSS debate whether a single large reserve or several small reserves best conserve biodiversity via predicate surface "mainQuestion"
Princeton Landmarks in Biology edition island biogeography via predicate surface "subject"
Princeton Landmarks in Biology edition ecology via predicate surface "subject"
Princeton Landmarks in Biology edition evolutionary biology via predicate surface "subject"
A History of Western Philosophy Western philosophy via predicate surface "subject"
A History of Western Philosophy history of Western philosophy via predicate surface "subject"
A History of Western Philosophy metaphysics via predicate surface "subject"
A History of Western Philosophy epistemology via predicate surface "subject"
A History of Western Philosophy ethics via predicate surface "subject"
A History of Western Philosophy political philosophy via predicate surface "subject"
A History of Western Philosophy pre-Socratic philosophers via predicate surface "discusses"
A History of Western Philosophy Socrates via predicate surface "discusses"
A History of Western Philosophy Plato via predicate surface "discusses"
A History of Western Philosophy Aristotle via predicate surface "discusses"
A History of Western Philosophy Hellenistic philosophy via predicate surface "discusses"
A History of Western Philosophy early Christian philosophy via predicate surface "discusses"
A History of Western Philosophy medieval scholasticism via predicate surface "discusses"
A History of Western Philosophy Renaissance philosophy via predicate surface "discusses"
A History of Western Philosophy rationalism via predicate surface "discusses"
A History of Western Philosophy empiricism via predicate surface "discusses"
A History of Western Philosophy Immanuel Kant via predicate surface "discusses"