ThesaHelp: references sa-sz
Topic: entities
Topic: proper names
Topic: symbolic representation
Topic: names independent of objects
Topic: unique names
Topic: classification
Topic: using a description as a name
Topic: facts as relationships between entities
Topic: attribute-value pairs as information
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Reference
Senko, M.E., Altman, E.B., Astrahan, M.M., Fehde, P.L.,
"Data structures and accessing in data-base systems",
IBM Systems Journal, 12, 1, pp. 30-93, 1973.
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Quotations
47 ;;Quote: an entity is anything with reality and distinctness of being in fact or thought
| 47 ;;Quote: a name is a symbol or combination of symbols by which an entity is known
| 47 ;;Quote: name representations represent a name in a computer; confused with names
| 47 ;;Quote: if entities need uniqueness then their names should be unique
| 48 ;;Quote: an entity set is a grouping of entities with similar properties
| 49 ;;Quote: if an entity is the unique association of entities it can be named by their respective names
| 50 ;;Quote: a role name (a fact) associates an entity with a descriptive entity; e.g., COLOR OF PART, PART NAME/GEAR, and COLOR NAME/BLUE
| 51 ;;Quote: an entity description consists of triplets of name set (COLOR NAME), role name (COLOR OF PART), and an entity name (BLUE)
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Topic: unique names (57 items)
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