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I wonder if an RDF document that resembles a knowledge graph should also be a valid OWL document [ready for reasoning]? In other words, is it okay if we have a valid RDF document but not being able to perform reasoning on it and only perform SPARQL queries?

Adel
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    sure, why not? You can have RDF data even without a schema, for SPARQL this is sufficient. Clearly, without a more complex schema, you'll miss any of its benefits - but sure, why not? – UninformedUser Dec 26 '21 at 08:11
  • Thanks, I asked because I am currently making a knowledge graph by looking at the classes and object properties in an ontology. This means any individual in my knowledge graph has rdf:type and any relation can be mapped to a property in the ontology. BUT in this way, I do not care about the axioms and assertions regarding the classes in ontology. I only use the classes and properties. Is it good practice? – Adel Dec 26 '21 at 10:08

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Yes, it would be a valid RDF document. OWL ontologies and RDF documents overlap but do not coincide. There's no requirement for that.

Ignazio
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