# KEHOME/knowledge/theory/KRdesign/explore.html
# May/13/2003
Exploring a concept-hierarchy
# 1. find a concept
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do find od *name* done; # search by name ("*" wildcard)
? has attribute; # search by attribute
? do action done; # search by action
? isin relation; # search by relation
# 2. change concept
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set . = $Question; # set "." to the concept found
# 3. explore details
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$. is ?; # definition
$. has ?; # attributes (intension)
$. do ? done; # actions
$. isa* ?; # wider concepts
$. isc* ?; # referents (extension)
set .. = next; # step through genus of concept
set ... = next; # step through species|unit of concept
$. isa**1 ?; $Question isc**1 ?; # siblings
$. isa**2 ?; $Question isc**2 ?; # cousins
# 4. calculate attribute
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# new attribute (conceptual scaling)
do measure od $. with newattr done;
# 5. differentiate concept
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# new concept-hierarchy (concept-formation)
do differentiate od $. with newattr done;
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