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SubStatement
Definition
An xAPI Statement-like Object embedded inside another Statement. It contains an Actor, Verb, and Object and may include Result, Context, Timestamp, and Attachments, but cannot itself contain another SubStatement.
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SubStatements let a Statement describe another structured experience as its Object while preventing unbounded nesting.
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Sources and evidence
- IEEE xAPI Base Standard — IEEE 9274.1.1-2023 §5.2.2.3 — Object: SubStatement table (direct)