Re: unspecified domain,range in App. C of OWL Language Reference 31 March 2003

This response is satisfactory.
Thanks for the explanation.

Dick McCullough
knowledge := man do identify od existent done;
knowledge haspart proposition list;

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Guus Schreiber" <schreiber@cs.vu.nl>
To: "Richard H. McCullough" <rhm@cdepot.net>
Cc: <public-webont-comments@w3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: unspecified domain,range in App. C of OWL Language Reference 31
March 2003


> Unspecified domain,range in App. C of OWL Language Reference
>
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webont-comments/2003May/0044.html
>
>  > From: Richard H. McCullough (rhm@cdepot.net)
>  > Date: Fri, May 09 2003
>  >
>  > There are several blanks in the table.
>  > Shouldn't any "missing" domain,range
>  > be replaced by owl:Thing?
>
> Richard,
>
> Thanks for your comment and sorry for the late reply.
> The domain/range of some of the built-in OWL
> properties is left open on purpose:
>
> [[
> owl:hasValue      domain: owl:Restriction range:
> ]]
>
> The object of owl:hasValue can be either an individual or a literal,
> not just an individual (as a range of owl:Thing would imply). See
> sec. 3.1.2.1.3 of Reference:
>
> [[
> The value constraint owl:hasValue is a built-in OWL property that links
> a restriction class to a value V, which can be either an individual or
> a data value.
> ]]
>
> [[
> owl:versionInfo domain:   range:
> ]]
>
> The subject of owl:versionInfo is not restricted to a particular
> type, see Sec. 7.4.1:
>
> [[
> Although this property is typically used to make statements about
> ontologies, it may be applied to any OWL construct.
> ]]
>
> The object of owl:versionInfo is often, but not necessarily, a string:
>
> [[
> An owl:versionInfo statement generally has as its object a string ....
> ]]
>
> Please respond, cc-ing public-webont-comments@w3.org, whether this
> response is satisfactory.
>
> Regards,
> Guus Schreiber
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