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Use of 246093002 | Component (attribute) |

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Observables partonomy

718497002 | Inherent location (attribute) |

246093002 | Component (attribute) |

704319004 | Inheres in (attribute) |

370130000 | Property (attribute) |

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246093002 | Component (attribute) |

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Definition: For relational property types, e.g. ratios, concentrations, etc., this attributed specifies what is in the numerator of the ratio.

Editorial Guide (Evaluation procedure): Component refers to what is being observed or measured by a procedure.

IUPAC Gold Book: “Constituent of a mixture the amount or concentration of which can be varied independently.”

Merriam-Webster: “a constituent part” (constituent: “an essential part”)

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Can Component be used for non-relational properties?

E.g. count of carious teeth

| Observable | :� | property | = | Count of entities |, // non-relational property� | inheres in | = | Tooth structure (body structure) | // really set of teeth…� | component | = << | Caries |

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Alternative

New attribute | inherent part |, super-property to | component |?