Direct answer
That a later entity may be recorded as derived from an earlier one, giving a traceable chain between versions of a work.
Answer contract
Apply the protocol lens only to the exact inspected source scope; do not infer authority from adjacent topics.
Evidence and exact locators
Inspected source 1 — §2.1 PROV Core Structures — derivation between entities.. Supports: The bounded scope recorded in the reviewed specification.
What the evidence does not establish
A specification is not a route, a release, or a public page.
Rights and reuse
Rights basis recorded in the reviewed specification; link and bounded original paraphrase only.
Dependencies and related concepts
applies-to: urn:maha:concept:evidence:citation-lineage
governed-by: urn:maha:concept:governance
evidence-for: urn:maha:concept:evidence
Questions this page can answer
What does W3C PROV-DM: The PROV Data Model state about citation-lineage?
That a later entity may be recorded as derived from an earlier one, giving a traceable chain between versions of a work.
Which exact locator in that source supports the claim on this page?
Inspected source 1, §2.1 PROV Core Structures — derivation between entities.
What does this source explicitly not establish about citation-lineage?
A specification is not a route, a release, or a public page.
Which canonical definition does this route depend on, and where is it owned?
applies-to: urn:maha:concept:evidence:citation-lineage governed-by: urn:maha:concept:governance evidence-for: urn:maha:concept:evidence
What would have to be inspected before this page could claim more than it does?
A source, locator, rights, scope, boundary, dependency, implementation, or release change requires a new exact-revision review.