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Subject: RE: [xdi] A question on semantics
> On 2012-05-24 6:38 AM, Kari Lippert wrote: > > Why would you infer that =bob/$is/=charlie ? > That's because it is transitive. =alice+friend/$is/=bob isn't the right statement to express that =bob is +friend of =alice, from the explanation Markus gave, so you wouldn't actually have that. That would be =alice/+friend/=bob. I have another question for Markus or others... What statements would assert that =alice is a +person, and any +person may have one or more +friend arcs, each of which point to an XRI? > > On 2012-05-24 10:03 AM, Markus Sabadello wrote: > > I think only (1) is correct. > > > > (2) would mean that the expression "Alice's Friend" is synonymous with > > "Bob", or something like that. > > > > Also, according to my understanding, $is is commutative and > > transitive, i.e. if you had this: > > =alice+friend/$is/=bob > > =alice+friend/$is/=charlie > > > > Then you could infer =bob/$is/=charlie, which I think is not the > > intention.. > > > > Markus > > > > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Barnhill, William [USA] > > <barnhill_william@bah.com [3]> wrote: > > > >> Lastly, a question. > >> What is the semantic difference, if any, between the two statement > >> sets below? > >> > >> (1) =alice +friend =bob > >> > >> (2a) =alice () +friend > >> (2b) =alice+friend $is =bob > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: xdi-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org [1] For > >> additional commands, e-mail: xdi-help@lists.oasis-open.org [2] > > > > > > > > Links: > > ------ > > [1] mailto:xdi-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org > > [2] mailto:xdi-help@lists.oasis-open.org > > [3] mailto:barnhill_william@bah.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: xdi-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org > For additional commands, e-mail: xdi-help@lists.oasis-open.org
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