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Research draft

record

vr.tr.record · XCT.QTY

Let an agent handle records by category, holder, value, date, conditions and ratifying body, and avoid presenting unratified claims as records.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle records by category, holder, value, date, conditions and ratifying body, and avoid presenting unratified claims as records.

The best or most extreme recorded performance or occurrence of its kind, such as a sports record, a box office record or a weather record, recognised by a keeper of records.

What it is for: Marking achievements and extremes.

It can be set or break it; ratify it, by the responsible body; look it up; compare conditions such as wind assistance.

Distinguishing features

Best or most extreme in its category

Needs ratification by a keeper

Conditions can invalidate records

A data record is a different sense

What it looks like

A value with a holder and date, in record books and databases.

How it is recognised

Official record lists

Qualifiers such as wind-assisted

Categories: world, national, age-group

Related models

is kept by - authority

federation or record keeper

is set in - context

competition

is confused with - a homonym

data record

is a kind of - extreme value

measurement

In practice

Families and kinds

sports records

weather and climate records

commercial records such as box office

feats and endurance records

Standards and regulation

World Athletics and other federation record rules

WMO rules for weather and climate extremes

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting unratified claims as records

Ignoring conditions such as wind or doping

Out-of-date record lists

Also called

A-10wind assistancephotopaintingshortest tennis match recordsbox office recordsailing recordDiamond League recordNorwegian recordchampionship recordOlympic recordRwandan records in athleticshigh watermarktrack recordaviation safety recordpersonal recordweather recordHour recordnational recordequaled recordAround the world sailing recordCycling records#Speed record on a bicycletechnical recordCommonwealth Games recordsDanish records in athleticsfigure skating records and statisticsglobal temperature recordhour recordarea recordworld bestasia games recordEuropean Athletics Championships recordPersonal Record100 metres personal best200 metres personal best400 metres personal bestmaximum temperature recordminimum temperature record

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.record-possession

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Record What the record is.

Value, holder and date.

Value

Performance.

Value

Record value.

  1. What is the record value and unit? measurement
  2. Who holds it, since when? provenance

Category

Scope.

Category

Record category.

  1. Which category: world, national, age-group? definition
  2. Under which rules? provenance
Ratification Official recognition.

Ratification makes it official.

Body

Keeper.

Keeper

Record keeper.

  1. Which body ratified the record? provenance
  2. Is ratification pending? boundary

Conditions

Validity.

Conditions

Valid conditions.

  1. Were conditions valid, such as wind limits or doping control? boundary
  2. Was it annulled? provenance
History Previous records.

Progression shows context.

Progression

Past records.

Progression

Record progression.

  1. What were the previous records? provenance
  2. How has it improved over time? measurement

Context

Technology and rules.

Context

Contextual factors.

  1. Did rule or equipment changes affect records? boundary
  2. How should comparisons be made? action
Communication Reporting records.

Reports must be accurate.

Accuracy

Claims.

Accuracy

Claim accuracy.

  1. Is a claimed record official? boundary
  2. Which source confirms it? provenance

Disambiguation

Other senses.

Disambiguation

Other senses.

  1. Is a sporting record or a data record meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should record categories be separate entries?
  • How should ratification be recorded?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases such as A-10; should they be removed?
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