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Bloggs Family
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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n. An imaginary family consisting of Fred and Mary Bloggs and their
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children. Used as a standard example in knowledge representation to show the
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difference between extensional and intensional objects. For example, every
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occurrence of Fred Bloggs is the same unique person, whereas occurrences of
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person may refer to different people. Members of the Bloggs family have been
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known to pop up in bizarre places such as the old DEC Telephone Directory.
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Compare Dr. Fred Mbogo ; J. Random Hacker ; Fred Foobar.
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