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Atlas classification system

Relationship ontology

Definitions for the relationships used in the atlas. Each explains what the link records, which direction it follows, and what cannot be inferred from it.

Relationship types
9
semantic edge contracts
Encoded edges
547
exact declared links
Family contracts
9
endpoint family pairings
Categories
4
distinct semantic classes
Source custody
52.1%
285 links
Every type definesMeaning, direction, evidence basis, layer, family contract, and edge-level custody.
No type establishesComparability, importance, ownership, control, liability, market definition, or causation unless the underlying record says so.

Complete semantic register

How every Atlas edge is encoded

Counts are exact within the selected layer. Bars use a logarithmic scale so small but distinct contracts remain visible.

9 / 20types visible547 edges

Source custody1169 edges
Measurement146 edges
Contextual reference12 edges
Declared scope6330 edges
  1. 01Source custody / ResearchDeclared publication sourceConnects a research publication to every source identifier declared in its encoded evidence basis.1690.9% of graph1family contract100.0%169 source linked
  2. 02Declared scope / ResearchPublication coverage of policy-system profileConnects an international competition-policy evidence brief to each exact PMR economy or Competition Trends jurisdiction profile represented in that edition.1140.6% of graph1family contract100.0%114 source linked
  3. 03Declared scope / ResearchPublication membership in research topicConnects an institutional research topic to every current publication carrying that exact editorial theme identifier.970.5% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
  4. 04Declared scope / ResearchResearch question membership in topicConnects an institutional research topic to each public agenda question included by its exact domain or entity membership contract.580.3% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
  5. 05Measurement / ResearchResearch question measurement familyConnects each public research-agenda question to the canonical indicator family used to frame its exact observed comparison.460.2% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
  6. 06Declared scope / ResearchPublication coverage of marketConnects a research publication to each market explicitly listed in its encoded related-market or exact signal-route scope.330.2% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
  7. 07Declared scope / ResearchTopic coverage of issue programConnects an institutional research topic to each competition issue program explicitly named in the topic's stable subject contract.16<0.1% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
  8. 08Declared scope / ResearchIssue-program membershipConnects an editorial competition issue program to each market explicitly included in that program's published scope contract.12<0.1% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
  9. 09Contextual reference / ResearchIndicator contextual referenceConnects a canonical indicator to explicitly declared legal guidance or research literature used only to explain its interpretive context.2<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%2 source linked

Semantic classes

Different links answer different questions

Categories organize the graph; they are not a hierarchy of evidentiary value.
Source custody1 types

Direct routes from an encoded object or measure to its public evidence record.

  1. Publication source169
Measurement1 types

Observed profile membership, indicator coverage, and declared screening context.

  1. Question indicator46
Contextual reference1 types

Declared legal guidance and research literature that contextualize a measure without supplying observations.

  1. Indicator reference2

Complete ontology packet

Reuse all 9 semantic contracts

Exports include exact counts, categories, definitions, evidence bases, boundaries, family contracts, confidence composition, and source custody.
Atlas Relationship Ontology | Antitrust Radar