Concept Definition

A Concept Definition is a linguistic definition that is a semantic definition.

• AKA: Concept Description.
• Context:
  • It can include: a Concept Name, a Context Statement, Examples, Counter-Examples.
    • reference statements.
  • It can make a direct reference to another Concept Definition (have a Concept Outlink to that Concept)
  • It can be directly referenced by another Concept Definition (have a Concept Inlink to that Concept)
  • It can range from being a Complete Concept Definition to being a Stub Concept Definition.
  • It can be:
    • a Formal Concept Definition.
    • a Semi-Formal Concept Definition.
    • an Informal Concept Definition.
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• Example(s):
  • This Concept Description of the Concept of a Concept Description.
  • an Ontology Concept Definition.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Syntactic Definition, such as a Dictionary Definition.
• See: Semi-Structured Data Record.

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References

2003

• (Borgida & Brachman, 2003) ⇒ Daniele Nardi, and Ronald J. Brachman. (2002). “An Introduction to Description Logics.” In: (Baader et al., 2003)
  • The basic form of declaration in a TBox is a concept definition, that is, the definition of a new concept in terms of other previously defined concepts. For example, a woman can be defined as a female person

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