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Sparrow Language
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- !!! Sparrow
+ !!! Sparrow
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- Sparrow, like description logics, represent ontologies using concepts, roles, and individuals. In sparrow, concepts are defined using ''sentences.'' For instance, we can introduce a new concept called 'Vegetarian' using the following sentence.
+ Sparrow, like description logics, represent ontologies using concepts, roles, and individuals. We desribe each of these below.
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+ !! Concepts
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+ In sparrow, concepts are defined using ''sentences.'' For instance, we can introduce a new concept called 'Vegetarian' using the following sentence.
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- This sentence states that 'Human' and 'Person' denote the same concept.
+ This sentence asserts that 'Human' and 'Person' denote the same concept.
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+ !! Individuals
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under award 0225676. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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