EDCS Dictionary Structure

• Eight dictionaries of concepts are as follows:

  • Classification..…………………………………………… EC
  • Attribute ……………………………………..…………… EA
    • Attribute Enumerant …..………………..………… EE
    • Unit ………………….……………………………….. EU
      • Unit Scale………………..………………………. ES
      • Unit Equivalence Class ………………………. EQ
    • Organizational Schema ...……………………………… EO
      • Group ..………………………………………………. EG

• Each dictionary entry has definition, label, and code

  • Most also include reference and reference type
  • Some have additional information
    • Attribute: Value Type, Unit Equivalence Class
    • Unit: Symbol, Unit Equivalence Class

Note that the “E” in each dictionary stands for “EDCS”.

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