Domain Independent Relation

A domain independent relation is a semantic relation that can be applied across several distinct domains.

• AKA: Generic Relation, Domain Independent Semantic Relation, Domain Neutral Relation.
• Context:
  • It can be represented as:
    • a Relation Mention
    • a Relation Record.
  • It can be
    • an Equivalence Relation,
    • a Hierarchical Relation,
    • an Associational Relation.
• Example(s):
  • a Property Relation (aka: Attribute-Of), such as:
    • "A rainbow is multicolored."
  • a Subsumption Relation (aka: Instance-Of/Type-Of relationship), such as:
    • "Socrates is mortal."
  • an Event Relation, such as:
    • "John Smith swapped cars with Jane Smith since last May". An Event Relation Mention.
  • a Meronymy Relation (aka: Part-Of/Composed-Of relationship), such as:
    • "A car has wheels." (a Meronomy Relation Mention;
  • an Inheritance Relation
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Domain Specific Relation, such as:
    • a Spatio-Temporal Relation,
    • a Successor Relation such as: "Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chretien on Dec 12, 2003."
    • a Partness Relation,
    • a Hyponomous Relation.
• See: Semantic Relation Type.

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References

• http://am2.open-source.fr/documentation/concepts/ontologies.html

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