DDEX Data Dictionary, 2020-07-30

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Intro

Aspect

A supporting term for the messages.

An intrinsic Attribute of an Entity which is a Class of intrinsic Attributes of that Entity.

Comments

Scope: An Aspect is a Class whose values are Characteristics. For example: Color is an Aspect of an Entity, and the Qualities Green, Blue, Red, Yellow etc are all possible values of Color. Other examples: Mode, Gender, Veracity, Height, Speed.

Relationships
Parents	Class	A group of Entities sharing one or more common attributes.
Children	Flag	An Aspect whose instances are limited to the Boolean values (True/False).

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