potential edit for Concepts section 1.7

An RDF triple encodes a statement—a simple logical expression, or claim
about the world. An RDF graph is the conjunction (logical AND) of its
triples. The precise details of this meaning of RDF triples and graphs are
the subject of the RDF Semantics specification [RDF-MT], which yields the
following relationships between RDF graphs:

Entailment
An RDF graph A entails another RDF graph B if every possible arrangement
of the world that makes A true also makes B true. When A entails B, if
the truth of A is presumed or demonstrated then the truth of B is
established.
Equivalence
Two RDF graphs A and B are equivalent if they make the same claim about
the world. A is equivalent to B if and only if A entails B and B entails
A.
Inconsistency
An RDF graph is inconsistent if it contains an internal
contradiction. There is no possible arrangement of the world that would
make the expression true.

An entailment regime [RDF-MT] is a specification that defines precise
conditions that make these relationships hold. RDF itself recognizes only
some basic cases of entailment, equivalence and inconsistency. Other
specifications, such as RDF Schema [RDF-SCHEMA] and OWL 2 [OWL2-OVERVIEW],
add more powerful entailment regimes, as do some domain-specific
vocabularies.

This specification does not constrain how implementations use the logical
relationships defined by entailment regimes. Implementations may or may not
detect inconsistencies, and may make all, some or no entailed information
available to users.




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