Define Hybrid Class Resolving Disjointness Due to Subsumption
Résumé
The pattern “Define Hybrid Class Resolving Disjointness due to Subsumption” is proposed as a Logical Ontology Design Pattern (Logical OP) solving a problem of disjointness inconsistency caused by a subsumption relation. Further away from solving design problems where the primitives of the representation language do not directly support certain logical constructs, this pattern helps resolving a logical inconsistency triggered by a situation of disjoint classes subsuming a common sub-class. The solution presented by the pattern resolves the inconsistency while preserving existing knowledge, i.e. a resolution alternative avoiding axiom deletion.