It Is What It Does: The Pragmatics of Ontology as ... - Tom Gruber
It Is What It Does: The Pragmatics of Ontology as ... - Tom Gruber
It Is What It Does: The Pragmatics of Ontology as ... - Tom Gruber
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General Design Criteria forOntological Engineering• Clarity - context-independent, unambiguous,precise definitions• Coherence - internally consistent• Extendibility - anticipate the uses <strong>of</strong> thevocabulary, allow monotonic extension• Minimal Encoding Bi<strong>as</strong> - avoidrepresentational choice for benefit <strong>of</strong>implementation• Minimal Ontological Commitment - defineonly necessary terms, omit domain theory(c) 2000, 2003 Thom<strong>as</strong> <strong>Gruber</strong>
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