Showing posts with label concept system. Show all posts
Showing posts with label concept system. Show all posts
Monday, March 5, 2012

Is a Definition Just a List of Attributes?

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If we look at a data model, is a definition of an entity type automatically produced by listing the attributes of the entity type?  If this ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Generic vs. Partitive Concept Systems

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For the past couple of blogs I have been exploring different types on concept systems.   I have found these discussed, oddly enough, not ...
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Monday, February 20, 2012

On Types of Concept System

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I n my previous blog I discussed the existence of different types of concept systems .  I have found these discussed, oddly enough, not in t...
Monday, February 6, 2012

The Idea of Concept Systems

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An involuntary hiatus has prevented me from the pleasure of blogging on definitions for about a month.  I am now gradually getting back to n...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The Problem of Abstraction in Definitions of Data Objects

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I think there is a major problem in not being able to understand and work with different levels of abstraction.  By "abstraction" ...
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Must a Definition Include Identification of Related Concepts?

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The traditional answer to this question is "yes", because classic essential definitions follow the formula Definition = Genus + Sp...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

A First Note on Partial Definitions

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I think that partial definitions exist, and there are practical reasons for being interested in them.  I cannot find any literature about th...