
 soul / 02-Apr-02
 
 [ Semantics, Ontologies & UBL ]
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 Comparison
     UBL                          Ontologies 
 
 •BIE (Entity); type; object class; property (qualifier); representation; occurrence/cardinality;
 instances; context driver
 •Confined to a “single” or “restricted set” of relationships & rules
 •CC tripartite Naming Rule: 
 •Object Class; 
 •Property Term (w/ Qualifier); 
 •Representation Term
 •Single inheritance only
  
 
 •Entity; relationships; properties; instances; cardinality; functions/processes;
 constraints/rules; context
 •Almost any relationship and rules can be 
 modeled
 •RDF tripartite Data
 Model: 
 •Subject
 •Predicate
 •Object
 •Multiple inheritance is possible