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A Formal Approach to Knowledge Base Comparison and Interoperability

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This section draws on previous work on formal definitions for knowledge representation as defined by Conceptual Graph Theory [1–3]. We first define a background universe for our ontologies to exist in, which will give substance and order to the ontologies. The canon defines all the individuals that can exist, all possible relations between the individuals, and also imposes an ordering on the types of individuals and relations.

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  1. Advanced Computing Research Centre, School of Computer and Information Science, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, 5095

    Dan Corbett

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  1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), STARLab, Bldg G/10, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Robert Meersman

  2. School of Computer Science and Information Technology, RMIT University, Bld 10.10, 376-392 Swanston Street, VIC 3001, Melbourne, Australia

    Zahir Tari

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Corbett, D. (2003). A Formal Approach to Knowledge Base Comparison and Interoperability. In: Meersman, R., Tari, Z. (eds) On The Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2003: OTM 2003 Workshops. OTM 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2889. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39962-9_11

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