- From: Hong Sun <hong.sun@agfa.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 12:31:25 +0200
- To: public-esw-thes@w3.org
- Cc: Giovanni Mels <giovanni.mels@agfa.com>, Jos De Roo <jos.deroo@agfa.com>
- Message-ID: <OFF3142031.7056793B-ONC1257BF8.0039772C-C1257BF8.0039CF0B@agfa.com>
Dear All, I am using SKOS for terminology mapping, as well as mapping validation. I have a question concerning exactMatch inclusions: Is it correct, or at least is it conventionally correct to have the entailment below? <A> skos:broaderTransitive <B> . <B> skos:exactMatch <C> . ...entails: <A> skos:broaderTransitive <C>. It is similay to the question raised in ISSUE 75 ( http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/track/issues/75), where decisions are made that <A> skos:broadMatch <B> . <B> skos:exactMatch <C> . does not entail: <A> skos:broadMatch <C> . I can understand this, because skos:broadMatch itself is not transitive, <A> skos:broadMatch <B> . <B> skos:broadMatch <C> . also does not entail: <A> skos:broadMatch <C> . But meanwhile, with inference, { <A> skos:broadMatch <B> } => { <A> skos:broaderTransitive <B> }. { <B> skos:broadMatch <C> } => { <B> skos:broaderTransitive <C> }. it can be entailed: <A> skos:broaderTransitive <C> . Therefore, with the definition of skos:exactMatch 'The property skos:exactMatch is used to link two concepts, indicating a high degree of confidence that the concepts can be used interchangeably across a wide range of information retrieval applications. skos:exactMatch is a transitive property.' I am wondering when both properties are transitive, like below <A> skos:broaderTransitive <B> . <B> skos:exactMatch <C> . can we entail ? <A> skos:broaderTransitive <C> . In addition, the resolution of ISSUE 75 is made as below, RESOLUTION: Close ISSUE-75 by asserting that there are no property chain axioms as there is no evidence yet to support them A use case I encountered is that in terminology mapping, e.g. between concept scheme A and B suppose it exists: <A1> skos:broader <A2>. <B1> skos:exactMatch <A1>. it would be useful to entail the relation between <B1> and <A2>. How's your opinion on this? Thanks! Kind Regards, Hong Sun | Agfa HealthCare Researcher | HE/Advanced Clinical Applications Research T +32 3444 8108
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