# owl functional syntax

## OWL Functional Syntax

A formal representation of the web ontology language (*OWL*) as a simple text base syntax that is used as a bridge between the structural specification and various concrete syntaxes.

#### Notes

* The OWL Functional Syntax is used to represent axioms in OWL Expression Reference Sets.

## Related Links

* [OWL Functional-Style Syntax Specification](https://www.w3.org/TR/owl2-syntax/#Functional-Style_Syntax)

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