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Re:Prefer associative ontologies to hierarchical taxonomies by jonathankoren on Saturday April 11, 2020 @05:37PM (#22844455)
Hierarchies based on functional relationships are simple. Hierarchies based on intrinsic properties become messy fast.

That’s why you throw up your hands and build property webs instead of heirarchies.1

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