Semantic factoring

Semantic factoring

"The process of analyzing some or all of the categories of an ontology into a collection of primitives. Combinations of those primitives generate a hierarchy, called a lattice, which includes the original categories plus additional ones that make it more symmetric. The techniques of semantic factoring can be applied to any level of an ontology from the highest, most general concept types to the lowest, most specialized types. The methods can be automated, as in formal concept analysis, which is a systematic technique for deriving a lattice of concept types from low-level data about individual instances." (Sowa, 2003).

Literature:

Foskett, D. J. (1977). Subject Approach to Information. 3.ed. London: Clive Bingley. (p. 60).

Sowa, J. F. (2003). Ontology. Glossary. http://www.jfsowa.com/ontology/gloss.htm

Spark Jones, K. & Kay, M. (1973). Linguistics and Information Science. New York: Academic Press. (Pp. 120-122).

Soergel, D. (1985). Organizing Information: Principles of Database and Retrieval Systems. San Diago, CA.: Academic Press. (Pp. 256 ff.).