Re: Why little usage of ObjectProperty

In the broader context of knowledge representation,
properties can be classified as follows

definition - genus/differentia or union/intersection (Restrictions)
part - components of a single entity
attribute - static properties of a single entity
relation - property relating two or more entities
action - dynamic properties of a single entity
interaction - dynamic properties of two or more entities
hierarchy - subClassOf, subPropertyOf
...

Since OWL does not "know" most of these subclasses,
you may well ask "why bother" to distinguish
ObjectProperty from Property?
I think it all depends on the context of your
application.  Just ask yourself whether the distinctions
listed above are important in your application.

Dick McCullough
knowledge := man do identify od existent done;
knowledge haspart proposition list;
http://rhm.cdepot.net/
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gong Cheng" <gcheng@seu.edu.cn>
To: "Semantic Web W3C" <semantic-web@w3c.org>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:26 AM
Subject: Why little usage of ObjectProperty


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> Hi all,
>
> I'm new to SW and Ontology. I have read some ontologies but found that 
> little ObjectProperty is used. In my opinion, ObjectProperty represents 
> the relationship between concepts. It is very important in the model as 
> well as in the real world. But in most ontologies, it is really hard to 
> find customed ObjectProperty except for the subClassOf, hierarchy I mean.
> So is ObjectProperty really unimportant?
> I'm looking forward to your suggestions!
>
> Regards,
>
>                  Gong Cheng
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