--- a/model/prov-constraints.html Tue Jul 10 09:34:55 2012 -0400
+++ b/model/prov-constraints.html Tue Jul 10 14:40:04 2012 +0100
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@
<div class='inference' id="specialization-irreflexive">
<p>
For any entity <span class='name'>e</span>, it is not the case that
- have <span class='name'>specializationOf(e,e)</span>.</p>
+<span class='name'>specializationOf(e,e)</span> holds.</p>
</div>
<p>
@@ -1926,7 +1926,7 @@
validity checking</div>
We define a
-notion of <a>normalization</a>, <a>validity</a> and <a>equivalence</a> of PROV instancess. Equivalence has the following characteristics:
+notion of <a>normalization</a>, <a>validity</a> and <a>equivalence</a> of PROV instances. Equivalence has the following characteristics:
<ul>
@@ -1961,15 +1961,24 @@
<div id="optional-attributes1">
<p>PROV-N allows some statement parameters and attributes to
be optional. Unless otherwise specified, when an
- optional attribute is not present in a statement, some value
- SHOULD be inferred for this attribute.</p>
+ optional attribute is not present in a statement, it has a default
+ value.</p>
- The only exception is:
+ The only exceptions are:
<ul>
<li><div id="optional-attributes4">In an association of the form
- <span class="name">wasAssociatedWith(a, ag,-,attr)</span>, the
+ <span class="name">wasAssociatedWith(id;a, ag,-,attr)</span>, the
absence of a plan means: either no plan exists, or a plan exists but
- it is not identified.</div></li>
+ it is not identified. Thus, it is not equivalent to <span
+ class="name">wasAssociatedWith(id;a, ag,p,attr)</span> where a
+ plan <span class="name">p</span> is given.</div></li>
+ <li><div id="optional-attributes4">In an association of the form
+ <span class="name">wasDerivedFrom(id;e1, a,e2,attr)</span>, the
+ absence of the optional activity, generation and use identifiers
+ means that the derivation relationship may encompass multiple activities,
+generations, and uses. Thus, it is not equivalent to <span
+ class="name">wasDerivedFrom(id;e1,e2,a,g,u,attr)</span> where some
+ activity, generation and use are given explicitly.</div></li>
</div></li>
</ul>
</div>