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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
| − | This page | + | This page defines a Higgins [[Entity]]. |
== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
| − | Higgins uses the [http://wiki.idcommons.net/index.php/Entity Identity Gang definition of Entity] with the addition of "concept": | + | Higgins uses the following [http://wiki.idcommons.net/index.php/Entity Identity Gang definition of Entity], with the addition of the term "concept": |
| − | ;[[Entity]]: Person, thing, juridical entity, concept, animal or anything with separate existence. | + | ;[[Entity]]: Person, thing, juridical entity, concept, animal or anything with separate existence. |
| − | + | This in turn is based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity Wikipedia definition of "Entity"]. | |
| − | ==See Also== | + | == Notes == |
| + | * Although other Higgins [[Concepts]] (specifically, [[I-Node Correlation]]) refer to the concept of [[Entity]], [[Entity]] is an abstract part of the [[Higgins Data Model]] and is not modeled directly. | ||
| + | * Potentially many distinct, contextualized digital representations of an [[Entity]] exist simultaneously. Each of these representations is called a [[I-Node]]; each [[I-Node]] exists within a specific [[Context]]. | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
* [[Higgins Global Graph]] | * [[Higgins Global Graph]] | ||
| + | * [[Concepts]] | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://eclipse.org/higgins Higgins Home] | * [http://eclipse.org/higgins Higgins Home] | ||
Revision as of 00:52, 5 February 2008
Contents
Introduction
This page defines a Higgins Entity.
Definition
Higgins uses the following Identity Gang definition of Entity, with the addition of the term "concept":
- Entity
- Person, thing, juridical entity, concept, animal or anything with separate existence.
This in turn is based on the Wikipedia definition of "Entity".
Notes
- Although other Higgins Concepts (specifically, I-Node Correlation) refer to the concept of Entity, Entity is an abstract part of the Higgins Data Model and is not modeled directly.
- Potentially many distinct, contextualized digital representations of an Entity exist simultaneously. Each of these representations is called a I-Node; each I-Node exists within a specific Context.