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Description logics are knowledge representation formalisms that are highly relevant in computer science, knowledge representation and the semantic web. This is the first introductory textbook published on the subject, suitable for self-study by graduate students and as teaching material for university courses.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. A basic DL; 3. A little bit of model theory; 4. Reasoning in DLs with tableau algorithms; 5. Complexity; 6. Reasoning in the εL family of description logics; 7. Query answering; 8. Ontology languages and applications; Appendix A. Description logic terminology; References; Index.

An Introduction to Description Logic

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    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Publication Date: 4/20/2017 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780521873611, 978-0521873611
    ISBN10: 0521873614
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Description logics are knowledge representation formalisms that are highly relevant in computer science, knowledge representation and the semantic web. This is the first introductory textbook published on the subject, suitable for self-study by graduate students and as teaching material for university courses.

    Table of Contents
    1. Introduction; 2. A basic DL; 3. A little bit of model theory; 4. Reasoning in DLs with tableau algorithms; 5. Complexity; 6. Reasoning in the εL family of description logics; 7. Query answering; 8. Ontology languages and applications; Appendix A. Description logic terminology; References; Index.

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