- From: Peter F. Patel-Schneider <pfps@inf.unibz.it>
- Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 10:27:00 -0400 (EDT)
- To: bry@ifi.lmu.de
- Cc: public-rif-wg@w3.org
From: Francois Bry <bry@ifi.lmu.de> Subject: Re: "Semantics" vs. "No Semantics" Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 16:18:57 +0200 > Peter F. Patel-Schneider wrote: > > ******************** > > # Abstraction (computer science), a mechanism and practice to reduce and > > factor out details so that one can focus on few concepts at a time > > # Abstraction (mathematics), the process of extracting the underlying > > essence of a mathematical concept, removing any dependence on real > > world objects > > # Abstraction (sociology), the varying levels at which theoretical concepts > > can be understood > > ******************** > > > I see no contradications with the use of the word I made: A semantics S1 > is more abstractsa than a semanrtics S2 if it leaves out some aspects > that S2 does not leave out. :-) > > Francois I do see a very clear and important distinction. The abstraction notion above closest to your view of abstraction leaves out details, not arbitrary aspects. peter
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