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OWL
OWL Full


  • No constraints on the various constructs
    • owl:Class is equivalent to rdfs:Class
    • owl:Thing is equivalent to rdfs:Resource
  • This means that:
    • Class can also be an individual
      • it is possible to talk about class of classes, etc.
    • one can make statements on RDFS constructs
      • declare rdf:type to be functional…
    • etc.
  • A real superset of RDFS

Ivan Herman, W3C 99 (134)