RDFS domain and range constraints enable inference: if 'teaches' has domain 'teacher', then observing 'Bob teaches Scooter' logically implies Bob is a teacher; combined with 'all teachers are persons', it also implies Bob is a person.

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Frank Coyle

Evidence Quote

if I say teaches has a domain of teacher. That means if I say Bob teaches Scooter in my text, I can infer that Bob is a teacher.

Source

Why Agentic Systems Need Ontologies — Frank Coyle, UC BerkeleyAI Engineer
Created: 8/12/2026, 5:57:54 PM

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