# Modeling question - are inverse relations worth in Stardog?

**URL:** <https://community.stardog.com/t/modeling-question-are-inverse-relations-worth-in-stardog/3529>\
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**Created:** [February 14, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/modeling-question-are-inverse-relations-worth-in-stardog/3529 "2022-02-14T14:35:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![R3000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/r3000/32/358_2.png) [@R3000](https://community.stardog.com/u/R3000)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/modeling-question-are-inverse-relations-worth-in-stardog/3529/1 "2022-02-14T14:35:32Z")

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When I use Explorer with reasoning On - i see that Explorer is smart enough to show edges regardless of domain/range direction.

- What other benefits an inverse relation bring?

You may say inference - but given the latest tooling from Stardog ... is it really needed?

Regards,  
Radu

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**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/modeling-question-are-inverse-relations-worth-in-stardog/3529/2 "2022-02-28T14:35:46Z")

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