Re: DAML+OIL (March 2001) released

Peter Crowther <Peter.Crowther@melandra.com> writes:

> It's worth thinking about what happens if the split is removed, though.  In
> particular, how does one avoid being able to express:
> 
> - 5 is a kind of -3;
> 
> - concrete class X is a kind of datatype D;
> 
> - The datatypes ["A", "N") and {"Aardvark", 1, 3.14159} are equal;
> 
> - refinements of data values ("the 3 which is the number of legs on a
> 3-legged pig"*) and what happens if you try to use the data values' built-in
> predicates, such as less-than and greater-than.  For example, is "the 3
> which is the number of legs on a 3-legged pig" greater-than "the 1 which is
> the number of legs on half a pair of trousers"*?

I would like to see these examples formulated in RDF, since I can't
understand exactly whay you mean with 'is a kind of', 'are equal'...


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