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Clarify that literals are not blank nodes.
Fixes #226.
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@@ -472,13 +472,16 @@ <h2>Data Model Overview</h2>
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The graph contains <a>nodes</a>, which are connected by directed-arcs.
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A node is either a <a>resource</a> with <a>properties</a>, or the data values of those properties including
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<a>strings</a>, <a>numbers</a>, <a>typed values</a> (like dates and times) and <a>IRIs</a>.</p>
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<p class="changed">Within a directed graph, nodes may
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be <em>unnamed</em>, i.e., not identified by an <a>IRI</a> or representing
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data such as <a>strings</a> or <a>numbers</a>. Such nodes are called <a>blank nodes</a>,
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<p class="changed">Within a directed graph, nodes are <a>resources</a>, and may
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be <em>unnamed</em>, i.e., not identified by an <a>IRI</a>;
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which are called <a>blank nodes</a>,
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and may be identified using a <a>blank node identifier</a>.
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These identifiers may be required to represent a fully connected graph
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using a tree structure, such as JSON, but otherwise have no
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intrinsic meaning.</p>
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intrinsic meaning.
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Literal values, such as <a>strings</a> and <a>numbers</a>, are also considered <a>resources</a>,
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and JSON-LD distinguishes between <a>node objects</a> and <a>value objects</a> to distinguish between the different
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kinds of <a>resource</a>.</p>
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<p>This simple data model is incredibly
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flexible and powerful, capable of modeling almost any kind of
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data. For a deeper explanation of the data model, see

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