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Class: Purpose

The end goal for which an entity is used or an action is taken.

URI: [airo:Purpose](https://w3id.org/airo#Purpose)
 classDiagram
    class Purpose
    click Purpose href "../Purpose/"
      Entry <|-- Purpose
        click Entry href "../Entry/"

      Purpose : broad_mappings





        Purpose --> "*" Any : broad_mappings
        click Any href "../Any/"



      Purpose : close_mappings





        Purpose --> "*" Any : close_mappings
        click Any href "../Any/"



      Purpose : dateCreated

      Purpose : dateModified

      Purpose : description

      Purpose : exact_mappings





        Purpose --> "*" Any : exact_mappings
        click Any href "../Any/"



      Purpose : hasDocumentation





        Purpose --> "*" Documentation : hasDocumentation
        click Documentation href "../Documentation/"



      Purpose : hasRule





        Purpose --> "*" Rule : hasRule
        click Rule href "../Rule/"



      Purpose : id

      Purpose : implementedByAdapter





        Purpose --> "*" Any : implementedByAdapter
        click Any href "../Any/"



      Purpose : isCategorizedAs





        Purpose --> "*" Any : isCategorizedAs
        click Any href "../Any/"



      Purpose : isDefinedByTaxonomy





        Purpose --> "0..1" Taxonomy : isDefinedByTaxonomy
        click Taxonomy href "../Taxonomy/"



      Purpose : isDefinedByVocabulary





        Purpose --> "0..1" Vocabulary : isDefinedByVocabulary
        click Vocabulary href "../Vocabulary/"



      Purpose : isPartOf

      Purpose : name

      Purpose : narrow_mappings





        Purpose --> "*" Any : narrow_mappings
        click Any href "../Any/"



      Purpose : related_mappings





        Purpose --> "*" Any : related_mappings
        click Any href "../Any/"



      Purpose : requiredByTask





        Purpose --> "*" Any : requiredByTask
        click Any href "../Any/"



      Purpose : requiresCapability





        Purpose --> "*" Any : requiresCapability
        click Any href "../Any/"



      Purpose : type

      Purpose : url

## Inheritance - [Entity](Entity.md) - [Entry](Entry.md) - **Purpose** ## Class Properties | Property | Value | | --------- | --------------------------------------------- | | Class URI | [airo:Purpose](https://w3id.org/airo#Purpose) | ## Slots | Name | Cardinality and Range | Description | Inheritance | | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | | [isDefinedByTaxonomy](isDefinedByTaxonomy.md) | 0..1
[Taxonomy](Taxonomy.md) | A relationship where a concept or a concept group is defined by a taxonomy | [Entry](Entry.md) | | [isDefinedByVocabulary](isDefinedByVocabulary.md) | 0..1
[Vocabulary](Vocabulary.md) | A relationship where a term or a term group is defined by a vocabulary | [Entry](Entry.md) | | [hasDocumentation](hasDocumentation.md) | \*
[Documentation](Documentation.md) | Indicates documentation associated with an entity | [Entry](Entry.md) | | [isPartOf](isPartOf.md) | 0..1
[String](String.md) | A relationship where an entity is part of another entity | [Entry](Entry.md) | | [requiredByTask](requiredByTask.md) | \*
[Any](Any.md) | Indicates that this entry is required to perform a specific AI task | [Entry](Entry.md) | | [requiresCapability](requiresCapability.md) | \*
[Any](Any.md) | Indicates that this entry requires a specific capability | [Entry](Entry.md) | | [implementedByAdapter](implementedByAdapter.md) | \*
[Any](Any.md) | Indicates that this capability is implemented by a specific adapter | [Entry](Entry.md) | | [hasRule](hasRule.md) | \*
[Rule](Rule.md) | Specifying applicability or inclusion of a rule within specified context | [Entry](Entry.md) | | [type](type.md) | 0..1
[String](String.md) | The entry type or class designation specifying what kind of entry this is | [Entry](Entry.md) | | [id](id.md) | 1
[String](String.md) | A unique identifier to this instance of the model element | [Entity](Entity.md) | | [name](name.md) | 0..1
[String](String.md) | A text name of this instance | [Entity](Entity.md) | | [description](description.md) | 0..1
[String](String.md) | The description of an entity | [Entity](Entity.md) | | [url](url.md) | 0..1
[Uri](Uri.md) | An optional URL associated with this instance | [Entity](Entity.md) | | [dateCreated](dateCreated.md) | 0..1
[Date](Date.md) | The date on which the entity was created | [Entity](Entity.md) | | [dateModified](dateModified.md) | 0..1
[Date](Date.md) | The date on which the entity was most recently modified | [Entity](Entity.md) | | [exact_mappings](exact_mappings.md) | \*
[Any](Any.md) | The property is used to link two concepts, indicating a high degree of confid... | [Entity](Entity.md) | | [close_mappings](close_mappings.md) | \*
[Any](Any.md) | The property is used to link two concepts that are sufficiently similar that ... | [Entity](Entity.md) | | [related_mappings](related_mappings.md) | \*
[Any](Any.md) | The property skos:relatedMatch is used to state an associative mapping link b... | [Entity](Entity.md) | | [narrow_mappings](narrow_mappings.md) | \*
[Any](Any.md) | The property is used to state a hierarchical mapping link between two concept... | [Entity](Entity.md) | | [broad_mappings](broad_mappings.md) | \*
[Any](Any.md) | The property is used to state a hierarchical mapping link between two concept... | [Entity](Entity.md) | | [isCategorizedAs](isCategorizedAs.md) | \*
[Any](Any.md) | A relationship where an entity has been deemed to be categorized | [Entity](Entity.md) | ## Usages | used by | used in | type | used | | ----------------------- | --------------------------- | ----- | --------------------- | | [AiSystem](AiSystem.md) | [hasPurpose](hasPurpose.md) | range | [Purpose](Purpose.md) | | [AiAgent](AiAgent.md) | [hasPurpose](hasPurpose.md) | range | [Purpose](Purpose.md) | ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Schema Source - from schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | ------------ | ------------- | | self | airo:Purpose | | native | nexus:Purpose | ## LinkML Source ### Direct
```yaml name: Purpose description: The end goal for which an entity is used or an action is taken. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology is_a: Entry class_uri: airo:Purpose ````
### Induced
```yaml name: Purpose description: The end goal for which an entity is used or an action is taken. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology is_a: Entry attributes: isDefinedByTaxonomy: name: isDefinedByTaxonomy description: A relationship where a concept or a concept group is defined by a taxonomy from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: schema:isPartOf alias: isDefinedByTaxonomy owner: Purpose domain_of: - Concept - Control - Group - Entry - Policy - Rule - RiskControlGroup - RiskGroup - Risk - RiskControl - Action - RiskIncident - CapabilityGroup - AiTaskDomain - AiTaskGroup - Stakeholder - StakeholderGroup - Requirement range: Taxonomy isDefinedByVocabulary: name: isDefinedByVocabulary description: A relationship where a term or a term group is defined by a vocabulary from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: schema:isPartOf alias: isDefinedByVocabulary owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entry - Term - Adapter - LLMIntrinsic range: Vocabulary hasDocumentation: name: hasDocumentation description: Indicates documentation associated with an entity. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: airo:hasDocumentation alias: hasDocumentation owner: Purpose domain_of: - Dataset - Vocabulary - Taxonomy - Concept - Group - Entry - Term - Principle - RiskTaxonomy - RiskControlGroupTaxonomy - Action - BaseAi - LargeLanguageModelFamily - AiTaskTaxonomy - AiEval - EveryEvalAIResult - BenchmarkMetadataCard - Adapter - LLMIntrinsic range: Documentation multivalued: true inlined: false isPartOf: name: isPartOf description: A relationship where an entity is part of another entity from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: schema:isPartOf alias: isPartOf owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entry - Risk - CapabilityGroup - LargeLanguageModel - AiTaskGroup - Stakeholder range: string requiredByTask: name: requiredByTask description: Indicates that this entry is required to perform a specific AI task. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 domain: Entry alias: requiredByTask owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entry - Capability inverse: requiresCapability range: Any multivalued: true inlined: false requiresCapability: name: requiresCapability description: Indicates that this entry requires a specific capability from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 domain: Any alias: requiresCapability owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entry - LargeLanguageModel - AiTask - Adapter inverse: requiredByTask range: Any multivalued: true inlined: false implementedByAdapter: name: implementedByAdapter description: Indicates that this capability is implemented by a specific adapter. This relationship distinguishes the abstract capability (what can be done) from the technical implementation mechanism (how it is added/extended via adapters). from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 domain: Any alias: implementedByAdapter owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entry - Capability inverse: implementsCapability range: Any multivalued: true inlined: false hasRule: name: hasRule description: Specifying applicability or inclusion of a rule within specified context. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: dpv:hasRule alias: hasRule owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entry - LLMQuestionPolicy - Rule - Requirement range: Rule multivalued: true inlined: false type: name: type description: The entry type or class designation specifying what kind of entry this is. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/common designates_type: true alias: type owner: Purpose domain_of: - Vocabulary - Taxonomy - Concept - Control - Group - Entry - Policy - Rule - Permission - Prohibition - Obligation - Recommendation - Certification - BenchmarkMetadataCard - ControlActivity - ControlActivityPermission - ControlActivityProhibition - ControlActivityObligation - ControlActivityRecommendation - Requirement range: string id: name: id description: A unique identifier to this instance of the model element. Example identifiers include UUID, URI, URN, etc. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: schema:identifier identifier: true alias: id owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity range: string required: true name: name: name description: A text name of this instance. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: schema:name alias: name owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity - BenchmarkMetadataCard range: string description: name: description description: The description of an entity from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: schema:description alias: description owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity range: string url: name: url description: An optional URL associated with this instance. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: schema:url alias: url owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity range: uri dateCreated: name: dateCreated description: The date on which the entity was created. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: schema:dateCreated alias: dateCreated owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity range: date required: false dateModified: name: dateModified description: The date on which the entity was most recently modified. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: schema:dateModified alias: dateModified owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity range: date required: false exact_mappings: name: exact_mappings description: The property is used to link two concepts, indicating a high degree of confidence that the concepts can be used interchangeably across a wide range of information retrieval applications from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: skos:exactMatch alias: exact_mappings owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity range: Any multivalued: true inlined: false close_mappings: name: close_mappings description: The property is used to link two concepts that are sufficiently similar that they can be used interchangeably in some information retrieval applications. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: skos:closeMatch alias: close_mappings owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity range: Any multivalued: true inlined: false related_mappings: name: related_mappings description: The property skos:relatedMatch is used to state an associative mapping link between two concepts. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: skos:relatedMatch alias: related_mappings owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity range: Any multivalued: true inlined: false narrow_mappings: name: narrow_mappings description: The property is used to state a hierarchical mapping link between two concepts, indicating that the concept linked to, is a narrower concept than the originating concept. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: skos:narrowMatch alias: narrow_mappings owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity range: Any multivalued: true inlined: false broad_mappings: name: broad_mappings description: The property is used to state a hierarchical mapping link between two concepts, indicating that the concept linked to, is a broader concept than the originating concept. from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: skos:broadMatch alias: broad_mappings owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity range: Any multivalued: true inlined: false isCategorizedAs: name: isCategorizedAs description: A relationship where an entity has been deemed to be categorized from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology rank: 1000 slot_uri: nexus:isCategorizedAs alias: isCategorizedAs owner: Purpose domain_of: - Entity range: Any multivalued: true inlined: false class_uri: airo:Purpose ````