Re: TexasThings and owl:equivalentThing

Bernard,

Good points. Hopefully this can be fixed by the Guide editors.

Ian

On December 15, Bernard Vatant writes:
> 
> 
> Seems to me that there is something wrong, or at least misleading with the
> example of "TexasThings"
> http://www.w3.org/TR/owl-guide/#equivalentClass1
> 
> <owl:Class rdf:ID="TexasThings">
>   <owl:equivalentClass>
>     <owl:Restriction>
>       <owl:onProperty rdf:resource="#locatedIn" />
>       <owl:allValuesFrom rdf:resource="#TexasRegion" />
>     </owl:Restriction>
>   </owl:equivalentClass>
> </owl:Class>
> 
> First it would certainly be better to have the singular "TexasThing" rather
> than plural "TexasThings" :)
> 
> "TexasThings are exactly those things located in the Texas region ..."
> 
> This is obviously wrong. There is an allValuesFrom, but not a
> someValuesFrom here. As defined, it means : If TexasThings are located
> somewhere, they are located in Texas region.
> 
> An further on
> 
> " ... The difference between using owl:equivalentClass here and using
> rdfs:subClassOf is the difference between a necessary condition and a
> necessary and sufficient condition. With subClassOf, things that are
> located in Texas are not necessarily TexasThings. But, using
> owl:equivalentClass, if something is located in Texas, then it must be in
> the class of TexasThings."
> 
> ... but not the other way round, unfortunately.
> 
> In fact under this definition any thing located nowhere is a Texas Thing.
> Thinking about it, maybe it makes sense after all. Nowhere is indeed in
> Texas, and especially its middle ... :))
> 
> Bernard Vatant
> Senior Consultant
> Knowledge Engineering
> Mondeca - www.mondeca.com
> bernard.vatant@mondeca.com
>

Received on Thursday, 18 December 2003 05:17:14 UTC