# Slot: similarity

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



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## Applicable Classes

| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [BestMatch](BestMatch.md) |  |  no  |







## Properties

* Range: [TermPairwiseSimilarity](TermPairwiseSimilarity.md)

* Required: True





## Identifier and Mapping Information







### Schema Source


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




## LinkML Source

<details>
```yaml
name: similarity
from_schema: https://w3id.org/oak/similarity
rank: 1000
alias: similarity
owner: BestMatch
domain_of:
- BestMatch
range: TermPairwiseSimilarity
required: true

```
</details>