Re: shapes as classes

So RDF classes are not shapes, and neither are OWL classes.

But why then does 
https://www.w3.org/2014/data-shapes/wiki/Resource_Shape_Association say that 
classes are shapes?

peter


On 12/12/2014 03:11 PM, Holger Knublauch wrote:
> This depends on how you define the term Shape. To me, a Shape is a group of
> connected constraints, so if a class has no constraints then it is not really
> a Shape (unless you include the unconstrained Shape to be a Shape too).
>
> Holger
>
>
> On 12/13/14, 9:02 AM, Peter F. Patel-Schneider wrote:
>> But are all classes shapes?
>>
>> peter
>>
>>
>> On 12/12/2014 02:52 PM, Holger Knublauch wrote:
>>>
>>> On 12/13/14, 3:40 AM, Peter F. Patel-Schneider wrote:
>>>> If "Shape" is more general than "Class", shouldn't all classes be shapes?
>>>
>>> Some classes are just named entities without any constraints.
>>>
>>> Holger
>>>
>>>
>
>

Received on Friday, 12 December 2014 23:35:39 UTC