usedFor

P98
predicate

Indicates that one entity serves a purpose, function, or role in accomplishing, enabling, or supporting another entity or activity.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
usedFor canonical 317,286
serves 85,401
usedIn 70,547

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: usedFor
Generated description
Indicates that one entity serves a purpose, function, or role in accomplishing, enabling, or supporting another entity or activity.

Sample triples (735,304)

Subject Object
Differential analyzer scientific computation ⓘ
Differential analyzer engineering analysis ⓘ
Differential analyzer ballistics calculations ⓘ
Differential analyzer control systems analysis ⓘ
Differential analyzer electrical network analysis ⓘ
Tim the Beaver MIT branding via predicate surface "usedIn" ⓘ
Tim the Beaver MIT merchandise via predicate surface "usedIn" ⓘ
Tim the Beaver MIT social media content via predicate surface "usedIn" ⓘ
NCAA Division III NCAA rules and bylaws via predicate surface "uses" ⓘ
Franklin D. Roosevelt wheelchair via predicate surface "used" ⓘ
harmonic analyzer harmonic analysis ⓘ
harmonic analyzer decomposing complex periodic signals ⓘ
harmonic analyzer identifying sinusoidal components of a signal ⓘ
harmonic analyzer measuring amplitudes of harmonics ⓘ
harmonic analyzer measuring phases of harmonics ⓘ
harmonic analyzer frequency-domain analysis ⓘ
harmonic analyzer vibration analysis ⓘ
harmonic analyzer power systems analysis ⓘ
harmonic analyzer acoustics analysis ⓘ
harmonic analyzer telecommunications signal analysis ⓘ
harmonic analyzer Fourier series decomposition via predicate surface "basedOn" ⓘ
harmonic analyzer Fourier analysis via predicate surface "basedOn" ⓘ
harmonic analyzer electrical engineering via predicate surface "usedIn" ⓘ
harmonic analyzer mechanical engineering via predicate surface "usedIn" ⓘ
harmonic analyzer audio engineering via predicate surface "usedIn" ⓘ
harmonic analyzer power quality assessment via predicate surface "usedIn" ⓘ
harmonic analyzer rotating machinery diagnostics via predicate surface "usedIn" ⓘ
harmonic analyzer harmonic distortion via predicate surface "measures" ⓘ
harmonic analyzer total harmonic distortion via predicate surface "measures" ⓘ
harmonic analyzer individual harmonic levels via predicate surface "measures" ⓘ
MIT Libraries Massachusetts Institute of Technology students via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MIT Libraries Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MIT Libraries Massachusetts Institute of Technology staff via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MIT Libraries MIT Libraries catalog via predicate surface "uses" ⓘ
linked to: MIT Libraries
MIT Libraries institutional repository via predicate surface "uses" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Boston via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Cambridge via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Belmont via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Waltham via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Weston via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Lincoln via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Concord via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Acton via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Littleton via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Ayer via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Shirley via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Lunenburg via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line Fitchburg via predicate surface "serves" ⓘ
MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory research reactor via predicate surface "use" ⓘ
MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory neutron irradiation via predicate surface "use" ⓘ