[topicmapmail] Inference rules

[Mason, James David (MXM)]

Like the others who have replied to your message, I believe that inferences
rules are not part of a Topic Map per se but are something that can be used
in conjunction with one. Several of the recent replies have discussed
inference rules applied to the data in a TM from the outside, through such
things as a query language. Several years ago I did a study of using a TM to
express the inference rules needed by an external engine we had developed
for a project (Ferret). I'd probably change a number of details if I were to
revisit this project today, but you can see what my thinking was back then
in the published version of a conference paper, available at
http://www.y12.doe.gov/sgml/sc34/mxmpapers/Ferret(proceedings).pdf

Jim Mason

James David Mason, Ph.D.

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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:topicmapmail-admin@infoloom.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Henke
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 5:58 AM
> To: topicmapmail@infoloom.com
> Subject: [topicmapmail] Inference rules
> 
> 
> Hi,
> I have a very basic question about topic maps. Which role do 
> inference rules play in the world of topic maps? I think in 
> the field of ontologies, they play a quite important role. In 
> the last time, I had a look at the tolog query language. It 
> allows to define inference rules which are used for the 
> query. But the rules are not getting part of the topic map 
> itself. So, they are not used in other queries. Are there any 
> plans to build in some concepts for inference rules in topic maps?
> 
> Regards,
> Stefan
> 
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