# KEHOME/knowledge/theory/KRdesign/explore.html
# Oct/27/2002
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# Exploring a concept-hierarchy #
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# 1. find a concept
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do find od *name* done # search by name ("*" wildcard)
? has attr # search by attribute
? do act done # search by action
? isin rel # search by relation
# 2. change concept
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set . = $ # set "." to the concept found
# 3. explore details
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$. is ? # definition
$. has ? # attributes (intension)
$. do ? # actions
$. isa* ? # wider concepts
$. ise* ? # referents (extension)
set .. = next # step through genus of concept
set ... = next # step through species|unit of concept
$. isa**1 ?; $Question ise**1 ? # siblings
$. isa**2 ?; $Question ise**2 ? # cousins
# 4. calculate attribute
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do measure od $. with newattr done # new attribute (conceptual scaling)
# 5. differentiate concept
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do isd od $. with newattr # new concept-hierarchy (concept-formation)
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