- From: Kostis Kyzirakos <Kostis.Kyzirakos@cwi.nl>
- Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:46:34 +0100
- To: semantic-web@w3.org
Received on Monday, 27 October 2014 19:47:11 UTC
> Formally, an RDF graph is a *set* of RDF triples, and an RDF > triple is a 3-element *sequence* comprising a subject which is an > IRI or a blank node, a property which is a IRI and an object which > is an IRI, a blank node or a literal; for definitions of 'blank > node' and 'literal', see > http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf11-concepts/#section-rdf-graph > > So, long story short: an RDF graph is a set. > The first version of SPARQL implied bag semantics, but all theoretical treatments of RDF use set semantics. However, most RDF stores implement a variation of this model where RDF graphs are bags of RDF triples. Cheers, Kostis
Received on Monday, 27 October 2014 19:47:11 UTC