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Illustration of two ways of registering the color of a car in the network. On the left a property is depicted, on the right a bidirectional relationship with the "red" node.
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In the multi-domain multi-lingual Semantic Network realized at TNO there is only a high level abstract data model. This model allows the existence in the network of all kinds of information and new kinds to be added at any time. In the perspective of long term usage of the available information, its correct interpretation, and its automatic mainten...
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... adding new information in the network one of the recurrent questions is the choice when to add something as a property and when to make it a relationship. If we look at the example of the color of a car we could add this information in the network as illustrated in figure 7. An argument in favor of the solution with an asymmetrical bidirectional relationship with the "red" color node is quite straightforward. ...
