Re: Why nested triples?

On 18/02/2021 15:02, Antoine Zimmermann wrote:
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> However, I have seen discussions that may serve as counter arguments: 
> when asked why embedded triples are limited to single triples rather 
> than sets of triples, it has been answered that RDF* is used to model 
> property-graph-like annotations that only concern one edge at a time. 
> In this case, nested triples should not be allowed, using the same 
> arguments (as far as I know, it is not possible to nest 
> edge-annotations in property graph systems).
I don't have any reference handy (sorry), but I have been told that some 
property-graph systems have a notion of meta-property, which could 
justify at least a 2nd level of nesting.

Received on Thursday, 18 February 2021 15:55:31 UTC