# Slot: diverging 


_Signed quantities read against a midpoint, where the two directions must be told apart at a glance. The scale a mark whose limits are centred takes, so a map of signed deviations is not drawn on a one-directional ramp._



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URI: [tvbo:slot/diverging](https://w3id.org/tvbo/slot/diverging)
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## Applicable Classes

| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Colormaps](../classes/Colormaps.qmd) | Continuous colour scales, by key: anything ordinal or continuous draws from o... |  no  |






## Properties

### Type and Range

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [xsd:string](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string) |
| Domain Of | [Colormaps](../classes/Colormaps.qmd) |

### Cardinality and Requirements

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
### Slot Characteristics

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Owner | [Colormaps](../classes/Colormaps.qmd) |


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#### Any Of

Value must satisfy at least one of:
- AnonymousSlotExpression({'range': 'string'})
- AnonymousSlotExpression({'array': ArrayExpression({})})

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## Identifier and Mapping Information





### Schema Source


* from schema: https://w3id.org/tvbo/figure




## Mappings

| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| ---  | ---  |
| self | tvbo:diverging |
| native | tvbo:diverging |




## LinkML Source

<details>
```yaml
name: diverging
description: Signed quantities read against a midpoint, where the two directions must
  be told apart at a glance. The scale a mark whose limits are centred takes, so a
  map of signed deviations is not drawn on a one-directional ramp.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/tvbo/figure
rank: 1000
owner: Colormaps
domain_of:
- Colormaps
range: string
any_of:
- range: string

```
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