What IS-A Is and Isn't: An Analysis of Taxonomic Links in Semantic Networks
@article{Brachman1983WhatII, title={What IS-A Is and Isn't: An Analysis of Taxonomic Links in Semantic Networks}, author={Ronald J. Brachman}, journal={Computer}, year={1983}, volume={16}, pages={30-36} }
A was quite simple. Today, however, there are almost as many meanings for this inheritance link as there are knowledge-representation systems. Many systems for representing knowledge can be conisidered semantic networks largely becau.se they feature the notion of an explicit taxonomic hierarchy, a tree or lattice-like structure for categorizing classes of things in the world being represented. The backbone of the hierarchy is proFvided by some sort of "inheritance" link betweeni the…
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