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definition

A <definition> is a <representation_of_thing> that indicates that the <class> is defined by the sign <possible_individual>.
EXAMPLE The <relationship> between this copy of the preceding sentence and the heading before that is a <definition>.

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY definition
SUBTYPE OF ( representation_of_thing);
SELF\representation_of_thing.represented  :  class;
END_ENTITY;

Attribute definitions:

represented  :  the <class> that is defined in the <definition>.

References (1):

Name Type Referred through Express-G
representation_of_thing Entity
Subtype
Diagram 16

Inheritance graph

ENTITY 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 relationship;
ENTITY representation_of_thing;
sign  :  possible_individual;
ENTITY definition;
represented  :  class;
END_ENTITY;