Direct answer

What makes a knowledge-graph relation valid?

Answer

A relation is structurally valid when its predicate is defined, source and target nodes resolve, domain and range constraints are satisfied, duplicates and contradictions are controlled, and required evidence is present. Structural validity does not establish the factual truth or legal authority of the assertion.

Stable record: K01-ANSWER-055
Claim status: VERIFIED PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Last reviewed: 2026-08-16
Research cutoff: 2026-08-16
Source type: DIRECT ANSWER
Currentness: Current for release 2.1.0; external sources require periodic revalidation.
Correction state: No unresolved public correction recorded for this release.
Machine record: Static JSON record

Concise explanation

The answer belongs to the Terminology and Ontology knowledge domain. Its controlling distinction is that Terminology governance defines stable meanings, relationships and change controls so public prose, structured data, law and technical records do not silently describe different things with the same words.

A defensible decision must name the subject, the purpose, the relevant jurisdiction or technical context, and the evidence property being tested. Integrity, authenticity, currentness, reliability, completeness, and legal authority should not be collapsed into a single result.

What this does not mean

The answer does not establish a universal scientific consensus, legal recognition, current operation, personhood, citizenship, sovereignty, or authority. It does not make a database row, credential, signing key, or website dispositive of a question that requires institutional judgment.

Current law or standard

Legal terms must preserve jurisdiction-specific meanings even when project terminology differs.

Legal conclusions remain jurisdiction-specific and fact-specific. External sources using Artificial Intelligence or AI retain their own terminology.

Project doctrine

Definitions are governed knowledge objects, not decorative glossary copy.

This position is labeled as project doctrine or proposal unless a separate public record demonstrates enacted law or verified implementation.

Evidence requirements

A stable subject or system reference.
Authorized sources and provenance.
Current timestamps and review state.
Separate findings for integrity, authenticity, relevance, reliability, completeness, and suitability.
A competent decision authority and appeal route when legal or civic status is involved.

Questions

Terms

Sources

Schema.org DefinedTerm — Schema.org; Schema.org V30.0; Public structured-data vocabulary release. Exact claim-support entries: 2. Revalidated 2026-08-14T22:04:09Z.
JSON-LD 1.1 — W3C; JSON-LD 1.1; W3C Recommendation. Exact claim-support entries: 2. Revalidated 2026-08-14T22:04:09Z.

Direct-answer claim record

Each proposition has a stable ID, status, scope, owning route, evidence relationship, currentness qualification, correction state, and synchronized JSON record. Record completeness does not make the proposition true.