Ontology Relation
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An Ontology Relation is a semantic relation between ontology concepts represented in an ontology.
- AKA: Ontology Edge.
- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Word Sense Relation (Hirst, 2004).
- an Ontology Concept.
- See: Ontology Relation Instance.
References
2004
- (Hirst, 2004) ⇒ Graeme Hirst. (2004). “Ontology and the Lexicon.” In: Steffen Staab, Rudi Studer (Eds.). “Handbook on Ontologies.” Springer. ISBN:3-540-40834-7
- SUMMARY: A lexicon is a linguistic object and hence is not the same thing as an ontology, which is non-linguistic. Nonetheless, word senses are in many ways similar to ontological concepts and the relationships found between word senses resemble the relationships found between concepts. Although the arbitrary and semi-arbitrary distinctions made by natural languages limit the degree to which these similarities can be exploited, a lexicon can nonetheless serve in the development of an ontology, especially in a technical domain.