Re: subproperty question

> Dear interest group,
> 
> according to the RDF Schema specification http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-schema/
> the rdfs:subClassOf property is transitive (see 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-schema/#s2.3.2 ).
> 
> Now: is a subproperty of rdfs:subClassOf also supposed to be transitive?
> The specification (http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-schema/#s2.3.3) doesn't mention 
> this
> case.

Not if this situation is comparable to the following:

Property 'hasAncestor' is a transitive property. Property 'hasParent' is
a subproperty of 'hasAncestor' and, clearly, is not transitive.


Arjohn