. . "$Id: dpo.nt,v 1.2 2001/06/07 20:03:01 connolly Exp $" . . . . "UniqueProperty" . "\n compare with maxCardinality=1; e.g. integer successor:\n if P is a UniqueProperty, then if P(x, y) and P(x, z) then y=z.\n cf OIL FunctionalProperty.\n " . . . . . "unionOf" . "\n for unionOf(X, Y) read: X is the union of the classes in the list Y;\n i.e. if something is in any of the classes in Y, it's in X, and vice versa.\n cf OIL OR\n " . . . . "hasClass" . "\n for onProperty(R, P) and hasClass(R, X), read:\n i is in class R if and only if for some j, P(i, j) and type(j, X).\n cf OIL HasValue\n " . . . . "UnambiguousProperty" . "\n if P is an UnambiguousProperty, then if P(x, y) and P(z, y) then x=z.\n aka injective. e.g. if firstBorne(m, Susan)\n and firstBorne(n, Susan) then m and n are the same.\n " . . . "intersectionOf" . "\n for intersectionOf(X, Y) read: X is the intersection of the classes in the list Y;\n i.e. if something is in all the classes in Y, then it's in X, and vice versa.\n cf OIL AND\n " . . . . "sameIndividualAs" . "\n for sameIndividualAs(a, b), read a is the same individual as b.\n " . . . . . "minCardinality" . "\n for onProperty(R, P) and minCardinality(R, n), read:\n i is in class R if and only if there are at least n distinct j with P(i, j).\n cf OIL MinCardinality\n " . . . . "\n for item(L, I) read: I is an item in L; either first(L, I)\n or item(R, I) where rest(L, R).\n " . . . "maxCardinality" . "\n for onProperty(R, P), maxCardinalityQ(R, n) and hasClassQ(R, X), read:\n i is in class R if and only if there are at most n distinct j with P(i, j)\n and type(j, X).\n cf OIL MaxCardinality\n " . . . . . . "ObjectProperty" . "\n if P is an ObjectProperty, and P(x, y), then y is an object.\n " . . . "cardinality" . "\n for onProperty(R, P) and cardinality(R, n), read:\n i is in class R if and only if there are exactly n distinct j with P(i, j).\n cf OIL Cardinality\n " . . . . "oneOf" . "\n for oneOf(C, L) read everything in C is one of the\n things in L;\n This lets us define classes by enumerating the members.\n cf OIL OneOf\n " . . . . "Restriction" . "\n something is in the class R if it satisfies the attached restrictions, \n and vice versa.\n " . . . "disjointWith" . "\n for disjointWith(X, Y) read: X and Y have no members in common.\n cf OIL Disjoint\n " . . . . "equivalentTo" . "\n for equivalentTo(X, Y), read X is an equivalent term to Y.\n " . . "TransitiveProperty" . "\n if P is a TransitiveProperty, then if P(x, y) and P(y, z) then P(x, z).\n cf OIL TransitiveProperty.\n " . . . . . "differentIndividualFrom" . "\n for differentIndividualFrom(a, b), read a is not the same individual as b.\n " . . . . "Thing" . "\n The most general (object) class in DAML.\n This is equal to the union of any class and its complement.\n " . _:0 . . . . "versionInfo" . "\n generally, a string giving information about this\n version; e.g. RCS/CVS keywords\n " . . "Datatype" . "\n The class of all datatype classes\n " . . . "\n the empty list; this used to be called Empty.\n " . . "inverseOf" . "\n for inverseOf(R, S) read: R is the inverse of S; i.e.\n if R(x, y) then S(y, x) and vice versa.\n cf OIL inverseRelationOf\n " . . . . . . . . "Class" . "\n The class of all \\\"object\\\" classes\n " . . . . . "Ontology" . "\n An Ontology is a document that describes\n a vocabulary of terms for communication between\n (human and) automated agents.\n " . . "Nothing" . "the class with no things in it." . . . "maxCardinality" . "\n for onProperty(R, P) and maxCardinality(R, n), read:\n i is in class R if and only if there are at most n distinct j with P(i, j).\n cf OIL MaxCardinality\n " . . . . . . "onProperty" . "\n for onProperty(R, P), read:\n R is a restricted with respect to property P.\n " . . . . "cardinality" . "\n for onProperty(R, P), cardinalityQ(R, n) and hasClassQ(R, X), read:\n i is in class R if and only if there are exactly n distinct j with P(i, j)\n and type(j, X).\n cf OIL Cardinality\n " . . . . "hasValue" . "\n for onProperty(R, P) and hasValue(R, V), read:\n i is in class R if and only if P(i, V).\n cf OIL HasFiller\n " . . . "minCardinality" . "\n for onProperty(R, P), minCardinalityQ(R, n) and hasClassQ(R, X), read:\n i is in class R if and only if there are at least n distinct j with P(i, j) \n and type(j, X).\n cf OIL MinCardinality\n " . . . . "sameClassAs" . "\n for sameClassAs(X, Y), read X is an equivalent class to Y.\n cf OIL Equivalent\n " . . . . . . . . . . . "samePropertyAs" . "\n for samePropertyAs(P, R), read P is an equivalent property to R.\n " . . . . . . . . . "imports" . "\n for imports(X, Y) read: X imports Y;\n i.e. X asserts the* contents of Y by reference;\n i.e. if imports(X, Y) and you believe X and Y says something,\n then you should believe it.\n Note: \\\"the contents\\\" is, in the general case,\n an il-formed definite description. Different\n interactions with a resource may expose contents\n that vary with time, data format, preferred language,\n requestor credentials, etc. So for \\\"the contents\\\",\n read \\\"any contents\\\".\n " . . "hasClassQ" . "\n property for specifying class restriction with cardinalityQ constraints\n " . . . . "complementOf" . "\n for complementOf(X, Y) read: X is the complement of Y; if something is in Y,\n then it's not in X, and vice versa.\n cf OIL NOT\n " . . . . "toClass" . "\n for onProperty(R, P) and toClass(R, X), read:\n i is in class R if and only if for all j, P(i, j) implies type(j, X).\n cf OIL ValueType\n " . . . . "disjointUnionOf" . "\n for disjointUnionOf(X, Y) read: X is the disjoint union of the classes in\n the list Y: (a) for any c1 and c2 in Y, disjointWith(c1, c2),\n and (b) unionOf(X, Y). i.e. if something is in any of the classes in Y, it's\n in X, and vice versa.\n cf OIL disjoint-covered\n " . . . . "DatatypeProperty" . "\n if P is a DatatypeProperty, and P(x, y), then y is a data value.\n " . . . . . . _:2 . _:0 . _:0 _:1 . _:1 _:2 . _:1 .