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Ontology Merging and Reasoning Using Paraconsistent Logics

Ontology Merging and Reasoning Using Paraconsistent Logics

Cristian Cocos (Centre for Logic and Information, Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada), Fahim Imam (Center for Research in Biological Systems, University of California - San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA), and Wendy MacCaull (Centre for Logic and Information, Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada)
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 2155-6393|EISSN: 2155-6407|EISBN13: 9781466613362|DOI: 10.4018/ijkbo.2012100103
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Cocos, Cristian, et al. "Ontology Merging and Reasoning Using Paraconsistent Logics." IJKBO vol.2, no.4 2012: pp.35-51. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijkbo.2012100103

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Cocos, C., Imam, F., & MacCaull, W. (2012). Ontology Merging and Reasoning Using Paraconsistent Logics. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations (IJKBO), 2(4), 35-51. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijkbo.2012100103

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Cocos, Cristian, Fahim Imam, and Wendy MacCaull. "Ontology Merging and Reasoning Using Paraconsistent Logics," International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations (IJKBO) 2, no.4: 35-51. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijkbo.2012100103

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Abstract

Dealing with the inconsistencies that might arise during the ontology merging process constitutes a major challenge. The explosive nature of classical logic requires any logic-based merging effort to dissolve possible contradictions, and thus maintain consistency. In many cases, however, inconsistent information may be useful for intelligent reasoning activities. In healthcare systems, for example, inconsistent information may be required to provide a full clinical perspective, and thus any information loss is undesirable. The authors present a 4-valued logic-based merging system that exhibits inconsistency-tolerant behavior to avoid information loss.

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