# Class: PairwiseSimilarity


_Abstract grouping for representing individual pairwise similarities_




* __NOTE__: this is an abstract class and should not be instantiated directly


URI: [sim:PairwiseSimilarity](https://w3id.org/linkml/similarity/PairwiseSimilarity)




```{mermaid}
 classDiagram
    class PairwiseSimilarity
      PairwiseSimilarity <|-- TermPairwiseSimilarity
      PairwiseSimilarity <|-- TermSetPairwiseSimilarity
      
      
```





## Inheritance
* **PairwiseSimilarity**
    * [TermPairwiseSimilarity](TermPairwiseSimilarity.md)
    * [TermSetPairwiseSimilarity](TermSetPairwiseSimilarity.md)



## Slots

| Name | Cardinality and Range | Description | Inheritance |
| ---  | --- | --- | --- |









## Identifier and Mapping Information







### Schema Source


* from schema: https://w3id.org/oak/similarity





## Mappings

| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| ---  | ---  |
| self | sim:PairwiseSimilarity |
| native | sim:PairwiseSimilarity |





## LinkML Source

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### Direct

<details>
```yaml
name: PairwiseSimilarity
description: Abstract grouping for representing individual pairwise similarities
from_schema: https://w3id.org/oak/similarity
abstract: true

```
</details>

### Induced

<details>
```yaml
name: PairwiseSimilarity
description: Abstract grouping for representing individual pairwise similarities
from_schema: https://w3id.org/oak/similarity
abstract: true

```
</details>