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Re: [uom-ontology-std] retitled: magnitude of a quantity

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From: "Peter Brown" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:38:29 +0200
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[Re-sending in plain text as requested by some]    (01)

This (see snippet below) 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?
Is it important in this context?
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.    (02)

Regards,
Peter Brown    (03)

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
Just a comment on one point:    (04)

<snip/>
The more substantive issue is whether we want to have a class representing
the specific instances of quantitative properties
<snip/>    (05)


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