31. The method for representing information in a computer system according to claim 11, further comprising the step of establishing in said computer system a plurality of editors for modifying the relationships stored in said records of said knowledge representation database, wherein said editors enable users to identify and store relationships in said records in said knowledge representation database by specifying the characterization and value of a relationship and storing said relationships in at least one of said records.
31. The method for representing information in a computer system according to claim 11, further comprising the step of establishing in said computer system a plurality of editors for modifying the relationships stored in said records of said knowledge representation database, wherein said editors enable users to identify and store relationships in said records in said knowledge representation database by specifying the characterization and value of a relationship and storing said relationships in at least one of said records. 32. The method for representing information in a computer system according to claim 31, wherein relationships are created further comprising the steps of: identifying the characterization of a relationship pertinent to a given record; designating the record in which said characterization is to be stored, wherein said designated record is either said given record or one of its taxonomy ancestors; and storing said characterization in said designated record in a relationship with a nil value.