earliestOf

P87994

predicate

Indicates that one entity occurs or is positioned earlier in time or order than all other entities in a given set.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
earliestCanonicalCollection	2
earliestOf canonical	2
hasEarliestSingle	1

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: earliestOf

Generated description

Indicates that one entity occurs or is positioned earlier in time or order than all other entities in a given set.

Sample triples (5)

Subject	Object
Basilica Porcia linked to: Basilica Porcia (earlier Republican period)	basilicas in ancient Rome ⓘ
Cave 1, Badami linked to: Cave 1	Badami rock-cut Hindu cave temples ⓘ linked to: Badami cave temples
Chinese poetry	Classic of Poetry via predicate surface "earliestCanonicalCollection" ⓘ
Chinese poetry	Book of Songs via predicate surface "earliestCanonicalCollection" ⓘ
JoJo singles chronology	Leave (Get Out) via predicate surface "hasEarliestSingle" ⓘ linked to: “Leave (Get Out)”