On 1/16/2020 3:10 PM, Bekiari Xrysoula wrote:
Dear Martin
We would like to remind you the HW on issue 431. You may find the
details in http://www.cidoc-crm.org/Issue/ID-431-make-methodology-clear
all the best
Chryssoula - Eleni
Dear All,
Here my proposal, in italics the additions, at three places:
Class
A class is a category of items that share one or more common
traits**serving as criteria to identify the items belonging to the
class. These *properties* need not be explicitly formulated in logical
terms, but may be described in a text (here called a *scope note*) that
refers to a common conceptualisation of domain experts. The sum of these
traits is called the *intension* of the class /and constitute its
definition./ /In the CRM, a class is identified by an alphanumeric code
and a name, for mnemonic reasons, which should not be regarded as
definition./ A class may be the *domain* or *range* of none, one or more
properties formally defined in a model. The formally defined properties
need not be part of the intension of their domains or ranges: such
properties are optional. An item that belongs to a class is called an
*instance* of this class. A class is associated with an open set of real
life instances, known as the *extension* of the class. Here “open” is
used in the sense that it is generally beyond our capabilities to know
all instances of a class in the world and indeed that the future may
bring new instances about at any time (*Open World*). Therefore a class
cannot be defined by enumerating its instances. A class plays a role
analogous to a grammatical noun, and can be completely defined without
reference to any other construct (unlike properties*,* which must have
an unambiguously defined domain and range). In some contexts, the terms
individual class, entity or node are used synonymously with class.
For example:
/E21/ Person is a class. To be a person may actually be determined by
DNA characteristics, but we all know what a person is. /The scope note
of E21 Person clarifies the exact sense of this class in contrast to
other possible meanings of ‘person’ in natural languages. /A person may
have the property of being a member of a Group, but it is not necessary
to be member of a Group in order to be a Person. We shall never know all
persons of the past. There will be more persons in the future.
scope note
A scope note is a textual description of the *intension* of a *class* or
*property.*
Scope notes are not formal modelling constructs, but are provided to
help explain the intended meaning and application of the CIDOC CRM’s
classes and properties. Basically, they refer to a conceptualisation
common to domain experts and disambiguate between different possible
interpretations. /They constitute approximate definitions. The name of a
class is a mnemonic help for the content of the scope note and not part
of the definition. / Illustrative example *instances* of classes and
properties are also regularly provided in the scope notes for
explanatory purposes.
Naming Conventions
The following naming conventions have been applied throughout the CIDOC CRM:
·Classes are identified by numbers preceded by the letter “E”
(historically classes were sometimes referred to as “Entities”), and are
named using noun phrases (nominal groups) using title case (initial
capitals) a/s mnemonics for the content of the scope note/. For example,
E63 Beginning of Existence.
·Properties are identified by numbers preceded by the letter “P,” and
are named in both directions using verbal phrases in lower case /as
mnemonics for the content of the scope note/. Properties with the
character of states are named in the present tense, such as “has type”,
whereas properties related to events are named in past tense, such as
“carried out.” For example, /P126 employed (was employed in)/.
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