TaxonAlgo (D02-COG-004)

System Anchor: taxonalgo.com
Classification ID: D02-COG-004
Subsystem: Machine Ontologies & Taxonomic Hierarchies / Core Taxonomic Engines

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1. Technical Definition (Human Layer)

Ontological and cognitive semantic primitive for the Machine Ontologies & Taxonomic Hierarchies subsystem (category: Core Taxonomic Engines). Enforces deterministic knowledge normalization, graph relational structures, and conceptual topologies.

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2. Machine Contract (Schema.org / JSON-LD)

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "DefinedTerm",
  "name": "TaxonAlgo",
  "inDefinedTermSet": "Division 02: Cognitive & Ontological Systems",
  "termCode": "D02-COG-004",
  "description": "Formal architectural primitive for core taxonomic engines.",
  "additionalProperty": [
    {
      "name": "subsystem",
      "value": "Machine Ontologies & Taxonomic Hierarchies"
    },
    {
      "name": "category",
      "value": "Core Taxonomic Engines"
    },
    {
      "name": "canonicalUri",
      "value": "urn:namencora:d02:taxonalgo"
    }
  ]
}

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3. Architectural Properties

Invariant / Property	Specification
Subsystem Tier	Machine Ontologies & Taxonomic Hierarchies
Category Target	Core Taxonomic Engines
Canonical URI	urn:namencora:d02:taxonalgo
Ontology Model	Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) / Lattice Hierarchy

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Part of the Namencora Systems & Nomenclature Registry (Cohort B).