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# How does the Underlay work?

The Underlay represents knowledge in the form of relationships between entities, for example the relationship between an author and a book, or a location and its current temperature. This method of representing knowledge is call a knowledge graph, and it can be used to represent any type of machine-readable information. The Underlay is premised on the idea that a knowledge graph can be constructed from a series of distributed transactions called **assertions**. Multiple assertions are combined through a process called **reduction** and can be curated into useful groupings using **collections**.
The Underlay represents knowledge in the form of relationships between entities, for example the relationship between an author and a book, or a location and its current temperature. This method of representing knowledge is called a knowledge graph, and it can be used to represent any type of machine-readable information. The Underlay is premised on the idea that a knowledge graph can be constructed from a series of distributed transactions called **assertions**. Multiple assertions are combined through a process called **reduction** and can be curated into useful groupings using **collections**.

The Underlay differs from most other knowledge graphs in that it represents not only the information, but the provenance of that information: where came from and what others have to say about it.

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# Can I contribute to The Underlay’s development?

Yes. We are currently early in the development phase, but could use help from developers who want to provide feedback on our initial specifications and code. To get involved, send an email to [team@underlay.org](mailto:team@underlay.org).
Yes. We are currently early in the development phase, but could use help from developers who want to provide feedback on our initial specifications and code. To get involved, send an email to [team@underlay.org](mailto:team@underlay.org).