class_of_definition

class_of_definition

A <class_of_definition> is a <class_of_representation_of_thing> that indicates the pattern is a definition of the represented <class>.
EXAMPLE The link between the pattern 'pump' and the <class> that goes by that name in English can be represented by an instance of <class_of_definition>.

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY class_of_definition

SUBTYPE OF (

class_of_representation_of_thing);

SELF\class_of_representation_of_thing.represented

:

class;

END_ENTITY;

Attribute definitions:

represented

:

The <class> that is defined by the members of the referenced <class_of_information_representation>.

References (1):

Name

Type

Referred through

Express-G

class_of_representation_of_thing

Entity

Subtype

Inheritance graph

ENTITY class_of_definition;

ENTITY thing;

id

:

STRING;

record_copy_created

:

OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;

record_created

:

OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;

record_creator

:

OPTIONAL possible_individual;

record_logically_deleted

:

OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;

why_deleted

:

OPTIONAL class_of_information_representation;

ENTITY abstract_object;

ENTITY class;

ENTITY class_of_abstract_object;

ENTITY class_of_relationship;

end_1_cardinality

:

OPTIONAL cardinality;

end_2_cardinality

:

OPTIONAL cardinality;

ENTITY class_of_representation_of_thing;

pattern

:

class_of_information_representation;

ENTITY class_of_definition;

represented

:

class;

END_ENTITY;