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class_of_specialization

A <class_of_specialization> is a <class_of_relationship> whose members are instances of <specialization>. It indicates that a member of the class_of_subclass is a subclass of a member of the class_of_superclass.
EXAMPLE The <class_of_specialization> that indicates that members of the class "family of ASME bolts", e.g. 3 inch, 2 inch bolts, are specializations of members of the <enumerated_property_set> "set of bolt lengths", e.g. 3 inch, 2 inch.

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY class_of_specialization
SUBTYPE OF ( class_of_relationship);
class_of_subclass  :  class_of_class;
class_of_superclass  :  class_of_class;
END_ENTITY;

Attribute definitions:

class_of_subclass  :  The <class_of_class> whose members are the subclass in the members of the <class_of_specialization>.
class_of_superclass  :  The <class_of_class> whose members are the superclass in the members of the <class_of_specialization>.

References (1):

Name Type Referred through Express-G
class_of_relationship Entity
Subtype
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Inheritance graph

ENTITY class_of_specialization;
ENTITY thing;
id  :  STRING;
record_copy_created  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
record_created  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
record_creator  :  OPTIONAL possible_individual;
record_logically_deleted  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
why_deleted  :  OPTIONAL class_of_information_representation;
ENTITY abstract_object;
ENTITY class;
ENTITY class_of_abstract_object;
ENTITY class_of_relationship;
end_1_cardinality  :  OPTIONAL cardinality;
end_2_cardinality  :  OPTIONAL cardinality;
ENTITY class_of_specialization;
class_of_subclass  :  class_of_class;
class_of_superclass  :  class_of_class;
END_ENTITY;