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Re: [ontolog-forum] language vs logic - ambiguity and startingwithdefini

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From: David Eddy <deddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:09:38 -0400
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Doug -    (01)

On Sep 19, 2010, at 1:26 AM, doug foxvog wrote:    (02)

> If the ontology is to be used to express the information in a data
> base that has been in constant use for years, dynamaticity is not
> so crucial.    (03)

Need to question/challenge you here on "dynamaticity" (certainly a  
word I've never seen before)?    (04)


If I'm interpreting it right it appears to mean that information in a  
database tends to be static or used for the same purpose.    (05)

Unfortunately this is not true... there's a nasty practice called  
"overloading" where a single column/field/data element/attribute will  
contain data that means something different than what is expected.    (06)

A relatively new field of endeavor around databases is called "data  
profiling" (only 121,000 hits on Google... VERY new)... which means  
actually looking into ALL the data in important fields in a database  
to see what's there.    (07)


If I were in command of the ideal world I would ensure that the names/ 
labels of data thingys would actually indicate what is IN the data  
field.  Like having a jug labeled milk that actually contains milk.   
A useful habit that hasn't quite become best practice in the database  
world yet.    (08)

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