This begs an important issue: what *are* the instances of a class
representing indiscrete values? By definition, an indiscrete value can be of
arbitrary granularity, so how can you determine what the instances of the
set are, and when or if the set is complete? (01)
Is it important in this context? (02)
Instead of looking for weasel words to explain away measurement, dimension,
value, etc, would it not be more simple and accurate to describe these
"things" as indiscrete variables? As such they are an intrinsic property of
something (weight, mass, length, velocity (which has two indiscrete values,
speed and direction), etc.) rather than being an associative and extrinsic
characteristic. (03)
Regards, (04)
Peter Brown (05)
Van: uom-ontology-std-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx namens Patrick Cassidy
Verzonden: wo 15-7-2009 7:44
Aan: 'uom-ontology-std'
Onderwerp: Re: [uom-ontology-std] retitled: magnitude of a quantity (06)
Just a comment on one point: (07)
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The more substantive issue is whether we want to have a class representing
the specific instances of quantitative properties (08)
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