Alan Ruttenberg wrote: > Hypothetically, if we had only had the object/metamodel, and > documented the global restrictions on axioms in terms of the > metamodel, what would we lose (other than a syntax that not many are > likely to use). > > Thanks, > > -Alan The functional syntax gives a concrete and concise form to describe language elements in the the Model-Theoretic Semantics (the role of the Abstract Syntax in OWL 1) and the Mapping to RDF Graphs. Without it what would you use for the semantics: XMI* fragments or the XML serialization? * XMI : XML Metadata Interchange - a mapping of MOF to XML -EvanReceived on Tuesday, 12 August 2008 21:29:22 UTC
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