Appendix: description logic terminology

  • Authors:
  • Franz Baader

  • Affiliations:
  • Institut für Theoretische Informatik, Fakultät Informatik, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany

  • Venue:
  • The description logic handbook
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

The purpose of this appendix is to introduce (in a compact manner) the syntax and semantics of the most prominent DLs occurring in this handbook. More information and explanations as well as some less familiar Description Logics can be found in the respective chapters. For DL constructors whose semantics cannot be described in a compact manner, we will only introduce the syntax and refer the reader to the respective chapter for the semantics. Following Chapter 2 on basic Description Logics, we will first introduce the basic Description Logic AL, and then describe several of its extensions. Thereby, we will also fix the notation employed in this handbook. Finally, we will comment on the naming schemes for Description Logics that are employed in the literature and in this handbook.