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Name	Class Union
Also known as
Author(s)	François Scharffe
SubmittedBy	FrancoisScharffe

Description

Domain (if applicable)
Alignment problem addressed	A class denoted in one ontology is the union of two classes in the second ontology
Alignment solution	This pattern establishes a correspondence between a pair of classes in the first ontology and a single class in the other. This pattern is agnostic as to whether the correspondence is unidirectional or bidirectional. Direction of the correspondence can be achieved through combination of the pattern with the Class equivalence or Class Subsumption pattern.
Alignment workflow
Reusable component

Example

Problem example

Solution example

Exemple in the alignment language RDF/XML syntax:

<Cell>
 <entity1>
  <Class>
   <or rdf:ParseType="Collection">
    <Class rdf:about="O1:PersonBornInCanada"/>
    <Class rdf:about="O1:PersonWithCanadianParent"/>
   </or>
  </Class>
 </entity1>
 <entity2>
  <Class rdf:about="O2:CanadianCitizenByBirth"/>
 </entity2>
 <relation>equivalence</relation>
</Cell>

Consequences

A correspondence is established between the two classes

Reference

Origin
Known use
Reference
Related to	Submissions:Class equivalence, Submissions:Class subsumption
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