Knowledge Simplification: A Conceptual Framework

As knowledge can be expressed in different ways, this sometimes induce complexity into the knowledge base system. Among the complexity induced into the knowledge base is the duplication of representation. This has been a very difficult issue to comprehend and handle, due to high level of complexities that accrue after the execution of computable expression in some formal language. Based on different conceptual view, a couple of simplification technique has been proposed to simplify knowledge-based system. Knowledge simplification is a complete design methodology process that is applicable to the knowledge base system. There is need to unify all the knowledge simplification techniques. Thus, the realization of a conceptual framework is very crucial as it supports knowledge simplification by eliminating all unnecessary complexity in a knowledge base system. However, complexity associated with the knowledgebase system has been identified to start from having duplicates right from when the raw knowledge is acquired. Obviously, designing and developing a single framework that integrates all simplification technique is of paramount need. In this article, we design and develop a generic conceptual framework for knowledge simplification regardless of the conceptual model used.