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subject or object of other triples.
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A [=reifier=] may denote a variety of things that are related to the triple term's [=proposition=],
such as a statement or belief that the [=proposition=] holds.
A [=reifier=] may denote a variety of things that are related to the triple term's [=proposition=]:
such as a statement or belief that the [=proposition=] holds, or an event or circumstance that makes the proposition true.
It is expected that the [=reifiers=] (rather than the [=triple terms=]) will be used in further statements.
This section describes this common usage.
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for example, if one is unsure whether <code>:Alice</code>'s name is actually <code>"Alice"</code>.
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<p>Here is a variation on the graph shown in <a href="#fig-triple-term"></a>. This represents a graph
<p>As another example, the following diagram represents a graph
where an <a>asserted triple</a> corresponds to the <a>triple term</a> object of a <a>reifying triple</a>.
In this case,
the subset of triples including the <a>reifier</a> as subject&mdash;as illustrated in these examples&mdash;
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<p>
In this example, the [=proposition=] denoted by the [=triple term=] (<code>:Alice</code>'s family name being <code>"Liddell"</code>) is claimed to be true,
as it corresponds to an [=asserted triple=].
The [=triple annotation=] describes a concrete circumstance underlying the proposition, namely, that it was applicable until
<code>:Alice</code>'s marriage on September 15th 1880.
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<p>
Concrete syntaxes, such as Turtle [[RDF12-TURTLE]], may have shortcuts
for specifying <a>reifying triples</a> and <a>triple annotations</a> more
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