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== What links here ==
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{{WhatLinksHere}}
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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
 
The {{sidif}} is yet another format for exchanging data between computers.
 
The {{sidif}} is yet another format for exchanging data between computers.
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== SiDIF Implementation ==
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== SiDIF Implementations ==
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see https://github.com/BITPlan/org.sidif.triplestore
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see  
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== Comparison to other formats ==
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* https://github.com/BITPlan/org.sidif.triplestore for the original Java
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* https://github.com/WolfgangFahl/py-sidif for the more recent Python version
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== Comparison to other Knowledge Representation Approaches ==
 
Most other Triple formats are fare more complex.
 
Most other Triple formats are fare more complex.
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See e.g. https://github.com/BITPlan/org.sidif.triplestore/tree/master/src/test/resources/sidif.canonical for some example of triple formats with the same statements
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being expressed  in SiDIF
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyc
 
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyc
 
e.g. explains the Cyc Statement:
 
e.g. explains the Cyc Statement:
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Paris is capital of France
 
Paris is capital of France
 
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</pre>
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The following sections compare three approaches to knowledge representation: RDF, Gellish, and SiDIF, with particular focus on how they handle identity and relationships.
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* Gellish: an information representation language, knowledge base and ontology
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[[CiteRef::van renssenNonege]]
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{{#scite:
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|reference=van renssenNonege
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|type=journal-article
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|title=Gellish: an information representation language, knowledge base and ontology
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|authors=A. van Renssen
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|journal=ESSDERC 2003. Proceedings of the 33rd European Solid-State Device Research - ESSDERC '03 (IEEE Cat. No. 03EX704)
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|publisher=IEEE
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|pages=215-228
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|doi=10.1109/siit.2003.1251209
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|year=None
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|retrieved-from=https://doi.org/
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|retrieved-on=2024-11-23
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}}
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=== Theoretical Foundations ===
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==== RDF Theory ====
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RDF (Resource Description Framework) is based on:
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* Statements modeled as triples (subject-predicate-object)
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* Universal Resource Identifiers (URIs) as primary identification mechanism
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* Graph-based data model
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* Optional fourth element (graph) in RDF Quads for context
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==== Gellish Theory ====
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Gellish is structured as:
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* Fixed tabular format with predefined columns
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* Relationship-type encoding system
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* Partially qualified naming scheme
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* Language-aware design
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==== SiDIF Theory ====
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SiDIF uses:
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* Natural language-style triple statements
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* Explicit separation of identity aspects
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* Flexible predicate structure
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* Multi-level identification system
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=== Example Representations ===
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The same knowledge represented in each format:
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==== RDF Example ====
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<pre>
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<http://example.org/sensors/12> rdf:type <http://example.org/onto/TemperatureSensor> .
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<http://example.org/sensors/12> rdfs:label "Sensor 12" .
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<http://example.org/sensors/12> <http://example.org/onto/location> "plant1.line3" .
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</pre>
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==== Gellish Example ====
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<pre>
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1|English|Sensor 12|1|is a|2|TemperatureSensor|491197|specialization|
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2|English|Sensor 12|1|has|3|location|123456|plant1.line3|
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</pre>
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==== SiDIF Example ====
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<pre>
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"Sensor 12" isA TemperatureSensor
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"plant1.line3.sensor12" is FQN of "Sensor 12"
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"urn:plant1:sensor:12" is PID of "Sensor 12"
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"http://plant1.company.com/sensors/12" is URI of "Sensor 12"
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"opc://plant1/l3/s12" is OPC_URI of "Sensor 12"
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=== Critical Analysis ===
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==== RDF Limitations ====
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* Forces URI usage for identification
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* Mixes identity with web location
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* Complex syntax reduces readability
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* Difficult to handle non-web identifiers
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==== Gellish Limitations ====
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* Rigid tabular structure
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* Names not fully qualified
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* Limited identifier flexibility
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* Complex relationship encoding
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==== SiDIF Advantages ====
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* Separates different aspects of identity (name, FQN, PID, URI)
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* Natural language readability
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* Flexible identifier system
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* Easy addition of new identifier types
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=== Conclusion ===
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While RDF and Gellish each have their strengths for specific use cases, SiDIF offers a more flexible and comprehensive approach to identity management. RDF's URI-centric approach limits its usefulness in non-web contexts, while Gellish's rigid structure makes it difficult to adapt to new requirements. SiDIF's separation of identity aspects (name, FQN, PID, URI) combined with its natural language syntax provides a more versatile and maintainable solution for knowledge representation.
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Key benefits of the SiDIF approach:
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* Clear separation of identity aspects
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* Support for multiple identification systems
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* Easy system evolution and maintenance
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* Better human readability
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* Formal precision through explicit identity qualification
  
 
== Links ==
 
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* [https://github.com/BITPlan/org.sidif.triplestore/issues Issues ]
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* [https://github.com/BITPlan/org.sidif.triplestore/issues org.sidif.triplestore Issues ]
  
 
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=== Syntax ===
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 23 November 2024

What links here

Introduction

The Simple Data Interchange Format (SiDIF) is yet another format for exchanging data between computers. 

SiDIF isA DataInterchangeFormat

is a valid SiDIF content.

Examples

City Tokyo

City isA Concept
Tokyo isA City
webpage addsTo City
"http://www.tokyo.jp" is webpage of Tokyo

is valid SiDIF.

SiDIF is based on Triples

Each Sidif statement has a three part structure:

  1. subject
  2. predicate
  3. object

that is called a Triple

Royal family

The Royal92 SiDIF was created via a GEDCOM import. Together with the Model SiDIF and the MetaModel SiDIF it is the basis for the content of the Royal Family wiki A good entry point to browse the structure of that Wiki is the Topic table E.g. you could follow the following links:

  1. Person Concept derived from the Person Topic
  2. Help for the Person Topic

SiDIF Structure

SiDIF expressions

A SiDIF expression like 

Tokyo isA City

consists of three parts:

  • Tokyo is the subject
  • isA is the predicate
  • City is the object

Such a set of subject / predicate / object is called a Triple

graphical representation

SiDIF Implementations

see


Comparison to other Knowledge Representation Approaches

Most other Triple formats are fare more complex. See e.g. https://github.com/BITPlan/org.sidif.triplestore/tree/master/src/test/resources/sidif.canonical for some example of triple formats with the same statements being expressed in SiDIF

e.g. explains the Cyc Statement: 

 (#$capitalCity #$France #$Paris)

with "Paris is the capital of France." which in SiDIF would be: 

Paris is capital of France

The following sections compare three approaches to knowledge representation: RDF, Gellish, and SiDIF, with particular focus on how they handle identity and relationships.

  • Gellish: an information representation language, knowledge base and ontology

1

Theoretical Foundations

RDF Theory

RDF (Resource Description Framework) is based on:

  • Statements modeled as triples (subject-predicate-object)
  • Universal Resource Identifiers (URIs) as primary identification mechanism
  • Graph-based data model
  • Optional fourth element (graph) in RDF Quads for context

Gellish Theory

Gellish is structured as:

  • Fixed tabular format with predefined columns
  • Relationship-type encoding system
  • Partially qualified naming scheme
  • Language-aware design

SiDIF Theory

SiDIF uses:

  • Natural language-style triple statements
  • Explicit separation of identity aspects
  • Flexible predicate structure
  • Multi-level identification system

Example Representations

The same knowledge represented in each format:

RDF Example

<http://example.org/sensors/12> rdf:type <http://example.org/onto/TemperatureSensor> .
<http://example.org/sensors/12> rdfs:label "Sensor 12" .
<http://example.org/sensors/12> <http://example.org/onto/location> "plant1.line3" .

Gellish Example

1|English|Sensor 12|1|is a|2|TemperatureSensor|491197|specialization|
2|English|Sensor 12|1|has|3|location|123456|plant1.line3|

SiDIF Example

"Sensor 12" isA TemperatureSensor
"plant1.line3.sensor12" is FQN of "Sensor 12"
"urn:plant1:sensor:12" is PID of "Sensor 12"
"http://plant1.company.com/sensors/12" is URI of "Sensor 12"
"opc://plant1/l3/s12" is OPC_URI of "Sensor 12"

Critical Analysis

RDF Limitations

  • Forces URI usage for identification
  • Mixes identity with web location
  • Complex syntax reduces readability
  • Difficult to handle non-web identifiers

Gellish Limitations

  • Rigid tabular structure
  • Names not fully qualified
  • Limited identifier flexibility
  • Complex relationship encoding

SiDIF Advantages

  • Separates different aspects of identity (name, FQN, PID, URI)
  • Natural language readability
  • Flexible identifier system
  • Easy addition of new identifier types

Conclusion

While RDF and Gellish each have their strengths for specific use cases, SiDIF offers a more flexible and comprehensive approach to identity management. RDF's URI-centric approach limits its usefulness in non-web contexts, while Gellish's rigid structure makes it difficult to adapt to new requirements. SiDIF's separation of identity aspects (name, FQN, PID, URI) combined with its natural language syntax provides a more versatile and maintainable solution for knowledge representation.

Key benefits of the SiDIF approach:

  • Clear separation of identity aspects
  • Support for multiple identification systems
  • Easy system evolution and maintenance
  • Better human readability
  • Formal precision through explicit identity qualification

Links

Syntax

BNF for SiDIF.jjt

BNF for SiDIF.jjt

TOKENS

/* WHITESPACE AND COMMENTS */
 
<DEFAULT> SKIP : {
" "
| "\n"
| "\r"
| "\r\n"
| <"#" (~["\n","\r"])* ("\n" | "\r" | "\r\n")>
}

/* TOKENS for Productions */
 
<DEFAULT> TOKEN : {
<IS: "is">
| <OF: "of">
| <HAS: "has">
}

/* Literals */
 
<DEFAULT> TOKEN : {
<INTEGER_LITERAL: <DECIMAL_LITERAL> (["l","L"])? | <HEX_LITERAL> (["l","L"])? | <OCTAL_LITERAL> (["l","L"])?>
| <#DECIMAL_LITERAL: ["1"-"9"] (["0"-"9"])*>
| <#HEX_LITERAL: "0" ["x","X"] (["0"-"9","a"-"f","A"-"F"])+>
| <#OCTAL_LITERAL: "0" (["0"-"7"])*>
| <FLOATING_POINT_LITERAL: (["0"-"9"])+ "." (["0"-"9"])* (<EXPONENT>)? (["f","F","d","D"])? | "." (["0"-"9"])+ (<EXPONENT>)? (["f","F","d","D"])? | (["0"-"9"])+ <EXPONENT> (["f","F","d","D"])? | (["0"-"9"])+ (<EXPONENT>)? ["f","F","d","D"]>
| <#EXPONENT: ["e","E"] (["+","-"])? (["0"-"9"])+>
| <CHARACTER_LITERAL: "\'" (~["\'","\\","\n","\r"] | "\\" (["n","t","b","r","f","\\","\'","\""] | ["0"-"7"] (["0"-"7"])? | ["0"-"3"] ["0"-"7"] ["0"-"7"])) "\'">
| <STRING_LITERAL: "\"" (~["\"","\\"] | "\\" (["n","t","b","r","f","\\","\'","\""] | ["0"-"7"] (["0"-"7"])? | ["0"-"3"] ["0"-"7"] ["0"-"7"]))* "\"">
| <DATETIME_LITERAL: <DATE_LITERAL> ((<WHITESPACE>)+ <TIME_LITERAL>)?>
| <#DATE_LITERAL: ["0"-"9"] ["0"-"9"] ["0"-"9"] ["0"-"9"] "-" ["0"-"9"] ["0"-"9"] "-" ["0"-"9"] ["0"-"9"]>
| <TIME_LITERAL: ["0"-"9"] ["0"-"9"] ":" ["0"-"9"] ["0"-"9"] (":" ["0"-"9"] ["0"-"9"])?>
| <TRUE: "true">
| <FALSE: "false">
| <NULL: "null">
}

<DEFAULT> TOKEN : {
<#WHITESPACE: " " | "\t" | "\n" | "\r" | "\f">
}

<DEFAULT> TOKEN : {
<URI: <SCHEME> (~[" ","\t","\n","\r"])+>
| <#SCHEME: "aaa:" | "aaas:" | "about:" | "acap:" | "acct:" | "cap:" | "cid:" | "coap:" | "coaps:" | "crid:" | "data:" | "dav:" | "dict:" | "dns:" | "file:" | "ftp:" | "geo:" | "go:" | "gopher:" | "h323:" | "http:" | "https:" | "iax:" | "icap:" | "im:" | "imap:" | "info:" | "ipp:" | "ipps:" | "iris:" | "iris.beep:" | "iris.xpc:" | "iris.xpcs:" | "iris.lwz:" | "jabber:" | "ldap:" | "mailto:" | "mid:" | "msrp:" | "msrps:" | "mtqp:" | "mupdate:" | "news:" | "nfs:" | "ni:" | "nih:" | "nntp:" | "opaquelocktoken:" | "pkcs11:" | "pop:" | "pres:" | "reload:" | "rtsp:" | "rtsps:" | "rtspu:" | "service:" | "session:" | "shttp:" | "sieve:" | "sip:" | "sips:" | "sms:" | "snmp:" | "soap.beep:" | "soap.beeps:" | "stun:" | "stuns:" | "tag:" | "tel:" | "telnet:" | "tftp:" | "thismessage:" | "tn3270:" | "tip:" | "turn:" | "turns:" | "tv:" | "urn:" | "vemmi:" | "ws:" | "wss:" | "xcon:" | "xcon-userid:" | "xmlrpc.beep:" | "xmlrpc.beeps:" | "xmpp:" | "z39.50r:" | "z39.50s:">
}

/* IDENTIFIER */
 
<DEFAULT> TOKEN : {
<IDENTIFIER: <LETTER> (<LETTER> | "_" | <DIGIT>)*>
| <#LETTER: ["$","A"-"Z","a"-"z","\u00c0"-"\u00d6","\u00d8"-"\u00f6","\u00f8"-"\u00ff","\u0100"-"\u1fff","\u3040"-"\u318f","\u3300"-"\u337f","\u3400"-"\u3d2d","\u4e00"-"\u9fff","\uf900"-"\ufaff"]>
| <#DIGIT: ["0"-"9","\u0660"-"\u0669","\u06f0"-"\u06f9","\u0966"-"\u096f","\u09e6"-"\u09ef","\u0a66"-"\u0a6f","\u0ae6"-"\u0aef","\u0b66"-"\u0b6f","\u0be7"-"\u0bef","\u0c66"-"\u0c6f","\u0ce6"-"\u0cef","\u0d66"-"\u0d6f","\u0e50"-"\u0e59","\u0ed0"-"\u0ed9","\u1040"-"\u1049"]>
}

// Catch-all tokens. Must be last.
// Any non-whitespace. Causes a parser exception, rather than a
// token manager error (with hidden line numbers).

<DEFAULT> TOKEN : {
<#UNKNOWN: (~[" ","\t","\n","\r","\f"])+>
}

NON-TERMINALS

[[Category:SiDIF]] 
/*******************************************
* THE SiDIF LANGUAGE GRAMMAR STARTS HERE *
*******************************************/
/* just as list of links */
Links ::= ( Link | Value )+ <EOF> 
/**
* a single link assignment
*/
Link ::= ( ( <IDENTIFIER> <IDENTIFIER> <IDENTIFIER> ) | ( <IDENTIFIER> <IS> <IDENTIFIER> <OF> <IDENTIFIER> ) | ( <IDENTIFIER> <HAS> <IDENTIFIER> <IDENTIFIER> ) ) 
/**
* Literal Value assignment
*/
Value ::= ( Literal <IS> <IDENTIFIER> <OF> <IDENTIFIER> ) 
/**
* Handle Literal values
*/
Literal ::= ( <INTEGER_LITERAL> | <FLOATING_POINT_LITERAL> | <CHARACTER_LITERAL> | <STRING_LITERAL> | <DATETIME_LITERAL> | <TIME_LITERAL> | <URI> | <TRUE> | <FALSE> | <NULL> )

References

  1. ^  A. van Renssen. (None) "Gellish: an information representation language, knowledge base and ontology" - 215-228 pages. doi: 10.1109/siit.2003.1251209

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