RE: The Ugly Test

> suppose you have a similar case
>   the range of p is one of 1,2,3,4
>   the range of p is one of 3,4,5,6
>   i is in a restriction on property p
>     with mincardinality of 2
> 
> is it then the case that
>   i p 3
>   i p 4


Yes that is correct.

> 
> I wouldn't think so as I (still) think
> that ranges can come in via RDF merges
> adding e.g.
>   the range of p is one of 2,4,6,8
> 
> (I think I can't live with the idea of
> *closed* ranges...)
> 

The ranges aren't closed the related case ls:

>   the range of p is one of 1,2,3,4
>   the range of p is one of 3,4,5,6
>   the range of p is one of 2,4,6,8
>   i is in a restriction on property p
>     with mincardinality of 2

This is inconsistent and thus it entails

>   i p 3
>   i p 4

(but it is less interesting this time round!).

Jeremy

Received on Friday, 31 January 2003 07:24:40 UTC