{"thcode":25,"term":{"code":13,"name":"transitive","parent":12,"scope":"Narrower terms have an \"is a\" relationship with their broader terms, and generally can be described as part-of, type-of, or instance-of the broader term."},"uf":[],"bt":[{"code":12,"name":"(transitivity)","parent":3,"scope":"Hierarchical relationships may be intentionally transitive or not transitive; automated processes may use this characteristic to compose collections of relevant documents indexed using the vocabulary."},{"code":3,"name":"(structure and function)","parent":1,"scope":"Characteristics of vocabularies like hierarchy, transitivity, granularity that might be used by automated processes to make decisions."},{"code":1,"name":"Categories","parent":null,"scope":"Characteristics applicable to entire controlled vocabularies.  We expect these terms to help people decide which vocabularies to use for particular purposes in the absence of official guidance."}],"nt":[],"rt":[]}