centralQuestion

P5193
predicate

Indicates that something is the main issue, problem, or inquiry around which a discussion, work, or investigation is focused.

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
questions 258
centralQuestion canonical 112
centralConcern 38

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: centralQuestion
Generated description
Indicates that something is the main issue, problem, or inquiry around which a discussion, work, or investigation is focused.

Sample triples (498)

Subject Object
Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content? whether inertia depends on energy content of a body ⓘ
Fermi paradox Where is everybody? via predicate surface "associatedQuestion" ⓘ
Brexit Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union? via predicate surface "referendumQuestion" ⓘ
satisfaction theory of atonement Why did God become man? ⓘ
Synoptic Gospels Synoptic Problem ⓘ
Article XXI (Security Exceptions) Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512) via predicate surface "centralIssueIn" ⓘ
Article XXI (Security Exceptions) Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) via predicate surface "centralIssueIn" ⓘ
Article XXI (Security Exceptions) Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning Goods and Services from the United Arab Emirates (DS526) via predicate surface "centralIssueIn" ⓘ
Presocratic philosophers What is the fundamental substance of reality? via predicate surface "coreQuestion" ⓘ
Presocratic philosophers How does change occur in nature? via predicate surface "coreQuestion" ⓘ
Presocratic philosophers What is the origin of the cosmos? via predicate surface "coreQuestion" ⓘ
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation whether Crimea should join Russia or restore the 1992 Crimean constitution within Ukraine via predicate surface "referendumQuestion" ⓘ
Book of Job retributive justice via predicate surface "questions" ⓘ
The Penelopiad patriarchal versions of myth via predicate surface "questions" ⓘ
Upper Silesia plebiscite whether Upper Silesia should remain in Germany or join Poland via predicate surface "question" ⓘ
French plebiscite of 1802 Whether Napoleon Bonaparte should be First Consul for life and the Constitution of Year X adopted via predicate surface "question" ⓘ
Ion (dialogue)
linked to: Ion
whether poets have true knowledge via predicate surface "questions" ⓘ
Ion (dialogue)
linked to: Ion
whether rhapsodes are experts via predicate surface "questions" ⓘ
Euthydemus what wisdom is ⓘ
Euthydemus whether virtue can be taught ⓘ
A Dream Within a Dream Whether life is real or only a dream ⓘ
Tenure of Office Act first impeachment of a U.S. president via predicate surface "centralIssueIn" ⓘ
Gorgias What is rhetoric? ⓘ
Gorgias Is rhetoric a true art or a mere knack? ⓘ
Gorgias Is it worse to suffer injustice or to commit it? ⓘ
Gorgias What constitutes a good and just life? ⓘ
Euthyphro Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods? ⓘ
Meno What is virtue? ⓘ
Meno Can virtue be taught? ⓘ
Laches whether courage is endurance of the soul via predicate surface "questions" ⓘ
Laches whether courage is wise endurance via predicate surface "questions" ⓘ
Cratylus possibility of stable meaning in a changing world via predicate surface "questions" ⓘ
Hippias Major What is the beautiful? ⓘ
Hippias Major What is beauty itself? ⓘ
Charmides What is temperance? ⓘ
Charmides What is self-control? ⓘ
Phaedrus what is true rhetoric ⓘ
Phaedrus what is the nature of love ⓘ
Phaedrus what is the nature of the soul ⓘ
The War You Don't See objectivity of war reporting via predicate surface "questions" ⓘ
The War You Don't See role of media in selling wars to the public via predicate surface "questions" ⓘ
Indian philosophy liberation (moksha) via predicate surface "centralConcern" ⓘ
Indian philosophy nature of reality via predicate surface "centralConcern" ⓘ
Indian philosophy nature of self via predicate surface "centralConcern" ⓘ
Indian philosophy valid means of knowledge (pramāṇa) via predicate surface "centralConcern" ⓘ
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution Furman v. Georgia via predicate surface "centralIssueInCase" ⓘ
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution Gregg v. Georgia via predicate surface "centralIssueInCase" ⓘ
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution Trop v. Dulles via predicate surface "centralIssueInCase" ⓘ
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution Atkins v. Virginia via predicate surface "centralIssueInCase" ⓘ
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution Roper v. Simmons via predicate surface "centralIssueInCase" ⓘ