Semiconcept Graphs with Variables

  • Authors:
  • Julia Klinger

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • ICCS '02 Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Conceptual Structures: Integration and Interfaces
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to extend the logical theory of semiconcept graphs by allowing variables as references. With this, we obtain semiconcept graphs which can express existential quantification. Semiconcept graphs with variables are introduced as syntactical constructs. In the framework of contextual logic, we then develop their semantics based on power context families. For each semiconcept graph with variables the appropriate standard power context family is constructed. They characterize the entailment relation and serve as a mechanism to translate information given on the graph level to the context level. Vice versa, we construct for each power context family the standard graph which entails all semiconcept graphs of that given power context family. The theory of semiconcept graphs with variables is illustrated by demonstrating how these graphs can be applied to problems in pharmacology.