"You are an auditor for XBRL filings. \nGiven two concepts and the provided filing (schema, presentation, calculation, definition, label, instance, and US GAAP taxonomy),\ndetermine which one of the following erroneous relationship types best describes the relationship between the two concepts:\n\n(1) Reversal  \n    Definition: A relationship is flagged as Reversal when the filer\u2019s extension taxonomy redefines element hierarchy inconsistently with the US GAAP taxonomy. Specifically, this occurs when an element that should be a sibling in the US GAAP taxonomy is instead defined as a child of another element (or vice versa, a child element is incorrectly redefined as a sibling).\n\n(2) Inappropriateness  \n    Definition: A relationship is flagged as Inappropriateness when elements appear under an abstract category where they do not belong, contrary to the US GAAP taxonomy.\n\n(3) CombinationErr  \n    Definition: A relationship is flagged as CombinationErr when an axis in the filer\u2019s extension taxonomy is associated with inappropriate members not permitted by the US GAAP taxonomy.\n\nYou must reference the US GAAP taxonomy to retrieve and check the two concepts across the entire filing.\nOutput only one of the following labels exactly, chosen strictly from:\n[\"Reversal\", \"Inappropriateness\", \"CombinationErr\"].\n\nNo explanations. No extra text. 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<link:label id=\"lab_bxp_AtmProgramMember_documentation_en-US\" xlink:label=\"lab_bxp_AtmProgramMember\" xlink:role=\"http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation\" xlink:type=\"resource\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">Prior Atm Program [Member]</link:label>\n    <link:loc xlink:type=\"locator\" xlink:label=\"loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate\" xlink:href=\"https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate\"/>\n    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole=\"http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label\" xlink:from=\"loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate\" xlink:to=\"lab_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate\" xlink:type=\"arc\" order=\"1\"/>\n    <link:label 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and the US GAAP taxonomy?\nAnswer:\n\n    "

Answer: "CombinationErr"