Multiple definitions

[Frederic V. Hessman]

As Ed pointed out, my example is proof that multiple labels but not  
multiple definitions are OK (also because of the need for clear NT's  
and BT's) - I got the two mixed up.

Rick

> Well, I suppose I should say something about why I think 1 term-1  
> definition is best.  If you claim some term is narrower than  some  
> other term,  then it better be clear which of the definitions of the  
> first term is narrower than which of the definitions of the second  
> term.  Otherwise, I am searching for info on comets and suddently I  
> am getting suggestions from the system that I should follow the path  
> on optical distortions.  At which point I close that window.
>
>> Wouldn't it work this way if we allow altLabels+prefLabels to be  
>> non-unique?  So for this case,
>> comet_coma would have id="comet_coma", prefLable="coma of comet"  
>> and altLabel="coma".
>> But the distortion coma would have id="coma", prefLabel="coma  
>> distortion",  altLabel="coma".
>> The point is to have unique terms for unique definitions.
>> This is probably what you meant.  Yes?
>>
>>> />/
>>> />> I also would not underestimate the number of times a term has /
>>> />> multiple meanings./
>>> />/
>>> /> Indeed!/
>>> />/
>>> />> That is unacceptable for us./
>>>
>>> Multiple definitions may be cumbersome, but they are reality.   I  
>>> would rather have too many than too few to choose from.   Here's  
>>> my best attempt at a "scenario" to show that computers should like  
>>> multiple definitions:
>>>
>>> VO-app:  "What would you like to observe today?"
>>> Astronomer: "The comet from yesterday's APOD."
>>> (pause to look for an IVOA vocabulary which explains what "APOD"  
>>> means)
>>> VO-app: "OK"
>>> (pause to find an HTN telescope)
>>> VO-app: "The camera's FOV is only 10 arcminutes: what part of the  
>>> object would you like to observe first?"
>>> Astronomer: "Nucleus."
>>> VO-app: "Completed, downloaded and displayed in your VO-viewer.    
>>> Next target?"
>>> Astronomer: "Tail."
>>> VO-app: "Completed, downloaded and displayed in your VO-viewer.    
>>> Next target?"
>>> Astronomer: "Coma."
>>> VO-app: "Slewing to Abell 1656..."