The Function Ontology An Ontology to Semantically

Declare and Describe Functions

Ben De Meester

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32 How can you connect

Linked Data to executable tasks,

without depending on a technology stack?

ex:sumFunction

fn:Function

fn:executes

ex:sumExecution ex:startValue "2"^^xsd:decimal; ex:sumValue "4"^^xsd:decimal; ex:sumResult "6"^^xsd:decimal.

fn:Execution

ex:intA rdf:predicate ex:startValue. ex:intB rdf:predicate ex:sumValue.

fn:Parameter

fn:expects

fn:solves fn:returns fn:implements

ex:sumProblem

fn:Problem

ex:addAlgorithm

fn:Algorithm

ex:result rdf:predicate ex:sumResult.

fn:Output

skos:broader skos:narrower skos:broader skos:narrower