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- Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:53:20 +0000
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RDF-ISSUE-79 (undefined-datatype): What is the value of a literal whose datatype IRI is not a datatype? [RDF Concepts] http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/track/issues/79 Raised by: Richard Cyganiak On product: RDF Concepts The RDF Concepts spec (in both 2004 and 1.1 versions) does not answer the question what's the value of a literal where the datatype IRI doesn't actually denote a datatype, like <"foo",http://example.com/not-a-datatype>. This is surprising, as there is a section that normatively defines the value of *all other* literals. There are many possibilities: (i) the spec leaves it undefined (ii) that's not a valid RDF graph (iii) it's a valid RDF graph, but the value, if any, is unknown (iv) it's a valid RDF graph, and the literal is ill-typed This should be made explicit. The status quo is (i). I believe that the model theory says it's (iii).
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