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Description logic denotes a family of knowledge representation formalisms that model the application domain by defining the relevant concepts of the domain and then using these concepts to specify properties of objects and individuals occurring in the domain (Baader and Nutt 2003). As the name implies, research on description logic emphasizes a careful formalization of the notions involved, and a preoccupation with precisely defined reasoning techniques. Note that we prefer the singular form, description logic, rather than the plural form, description logics, in spite of the fact that we are talking about a family of formalisms.
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(2007). Knowledge Representation in Description Logic. In: Semantic Web: Concepts, Technologies and Applications. NASA Monographs in Systems and Software Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-710-7_3
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