Relation

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Defines the relationship between the entity (a) and another entity (b).

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{ "entity" : { object ( `Noun` ) } , "entityType" : enum ( `EntityType` ) , "relationship" : enum ( `Relationship` ) , "direction" : enum ( `Directionality` ) , "uid" : string , "entityLabel" : enum ( `EntityLabel` ) }

 { 
 "entity" 
 : 
 { 
 object (  Noun 
 
) 
 } 
 , 
 "entityType" 
 : 
 enum (  EntityType 
 
) 
 , 
 "relationship" 
 : 
 enum (  Relationship 
 
) 
 , 
 "direction" 
 : 
 enum (  Directionality 
 
) 
 , 
 "uid" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "entityLabel" 
 : 
 enum (  EntityLabel 
 
) 
 }

Fields
`entity`	`object ( Noun )` Entity (b) that the primary entity (a) is related to.
`entityType`	`enum ( EntityType )` Type of the related entity (b) in this relationship.
`relationship`	`enum ( Relationship )` Type of relationship.
`direction`	`enum ( Directionality )` Directionality of relationship between primary entity (a) and the related entity (b).
`uid`	`string ( bytes format)` UID of the relationship. A base64-encoded string.
`entityLabel`	`enum ( EntityLabel )` Label to identify the Noun of the relation.

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