class
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain class as a grouping by shared attribute, relay its uses in logic, linguistics, biology and programming from reference sources, describe grammatical categories as the registry sense extends to them, and distinguish this sense from social class, school class and the taxonomic rank.
A collection of things sharing a common attribute, in the WordNet sense that also covers grammatical categories such as parts of speech, syntactic categories, substitution classes and paradigms in linguistics, with related terms such as the split infinitive appearing as an alias; the general sense of class as a grouping is used in logic, biology, programming and everyday language, and is distinct from social class and school class.
What it is for: Grouping things by shared attributes.
It can be explain the concept; relay uses across fields; describe grammatical categories; distinguish homonyms.
Distinguishing features
Attribute-based grouping
Cross-field
Linguistic categories
Homonyms
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a grouping.
How it is recognised
Collection sharing a common attribute
Grammatical category, syntactic category, substitution class, paradigm, part of speech
Social class is a stratum; school class is a group of pupils; taxonomic class is a rank
Related models
is a kind of - in general terms
is used in - as grammatical category
is contrasted with - a stratum
is contrasted with - a taxonomic rank
In practice
Families and kinds
classes in logic and set theory
grammatical and syntactic categories including parts of speech
substitution classes and paradigms in linguistics
classes in object-oriented programming
classes in classification systems
Identifiers
WordNet oewn-07968050-n a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Standards and regulation
No regulation
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing homonyms
Registry aliases mixing a general concept with linguistic terms and a usage debate
Treating the split infinitive alias as a class
Analytical facets
- substance
- social
- origin
- conceptual
- agency
- inert
- mobility
- not-applicable
- scale
- not-applicable
- affordances
- observable
Also called
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Where this came from
oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a class is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a class as a grouping by shared attribute, and how does it differ from social class, school class and taxonomic class? definition
- Is the question about the general sense, linguistics, programming or a homonym? boundary
Fields
Uses across fields.
Fields
Fields.
- How is class used in logic, set theory, programming and classification? definition
- Which entry fits the specific field? action
Grammar Grammatical categories.
Sources.
Categories
Categories.
Categories
Categories.
- What are grammatical categories, syntactic categories, parts of speech, substitution classes and paradigms? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Usage
Usage debates.
Usage
Usage.
- What is the split infinitive, and why does it appear among the aliases? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Logic Logic and programming.
Science.
Sets
Classes and sets.
Sets
Sets.
- How do classes differ from sets in logic and set theory? provenance
- Which entry fits class (set theory)? action
Programming
Programming.
Programming
Programming.
- What is a class in object-oriented programming? provenance
- Which entry fits class (computer programming)? action
Context Homonyms.
Context.
Social
Social class.
Social
Social.
- What is social class, and where is it covered? provenance
- Which entry fits social class? action
School
School and taxonomy.
School
School.
- What are a school class and a taxonomic class? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific homonym? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should grammatical category and part of speech be separate primary entries?
- How should linguistic sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming grammatical concepts and the split infinitive; should they be split off?