/*****************************************************************************
 * Source code information
 * -----------------------
 * Original author    Ian Dickinson, HP Labs Bristol
 * Author email       Ian.Dickinson@hp.com
 * Package            Jena 2
 * Web                http://sourceforge.net/projects/jena/
 * Created            10 Feb 2003
 * Filename           $RCSfile: TransitiveProperty.java,v $
 * Revision           $Revision: 1.8 $
 * Release status     $State: Exp $
 *
 * Last modified on   $Date: 2008/04/23 11:49:40 $
 *               by   $Author: ian_dickinson $
 *
 * (c) Copyright 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
 * (see footer for full conditions)
 * ****************************************************************************/

// Package
///////////////
package com.hp.hpl.jena.ontology;


// Imports
///////////////


/**
 * <p>
 * Interface that denotes a property that is transitive i&#046;e&#046; one
 * in which if <code><em>x</em>&nbsp;p&nbsp;<em>y</em></code> holds,
 * and <code><em>y</em>&nbsp;p&nbsp;<em>z</em></code>
 * holds, then <code><em>x</em>&nbsp;p&nbsp;<em>z</em></code> must also hold.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Ian Dickinson, HP Labs
 *         (<a  href="mailto:Ian.Dickinson@hp.com" >email</a>)
 * @version CVS $Id: TransitiveProperty.java,v 1.8 2008/04/23 11:49:40 ian_dickinson Exp $
 */
public interface TransitiveProperty
    extends ObjectProperty
{
    // Constants
    //////////////////////////////////


    // External signature methods
    //////////////////////////////////


}


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