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Section: Conceptual Resources
This section defines the vocabulary and formal semantics for the notion of a SKOS Conceptual Resource.
The notion of a SKOS Conceptual Resource is defined informally in the [http://@@TODO SKOS Primer].
Vocabulary
skos:Concept |
Semantic Conditions
skos:Concept has type Class. |
Examples
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ex:foo rdf:type skos:Concept .
Notes
Except for the semantic condition given above, the formal semantics of skos:Concept are undefined.
The decision to leave the formal semantics of skos:Concept undefined has been made to allow different design patterns for using SKOS in combination with more formal languages such as OWL to be explored.
For example, interpreting skos:Concept and owl:Class as disjoint classes would be consistent with the semantics of SKOS. Alternatively, interpreting skos:Concept as a super-class of owl:Class would also be consistent with the semantics of SKOS.
See [http://@@TODO @@TODO section on SKOS + OWL patterns] for recommended design patterns for using SKOS in combination with OWL.