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Supporting ontological analysis of taxonomic relationships

✍ Scribed by Christopher Welty; Nicola Guarino

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 740 KB
Volume: 39
Category: Article
ISSN: 0169-023X
DOI: 10.1016/s0169-023x(01)00030-1

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✦ Synopsis

Taxonomies are an important part of conceptual modeling. They provide substantial structural information, and are typically the key elements in integration eorts, however there has been little guidance as to what makes a proper taxonomy. We have adopted several notions from the philosophical practice of formal ontology, and adapted them for use in information systems. These tools, identity, essence, unity, and dependence, provide a solid logical framework within which the properties that form a taxonomy can be analyzed. This analysis helps make intended meaning more explicit, improving human understanding and reducing the cost of integration.

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