Basic Concept

A basic concept is a concept that is not a parent concept to another concept.

• AKA: Terminal Concept, Atomic Element, Simple Concept, Entity.
• Context:
  • It can be a Reference to a Referent Entity, such as Physical Entity or an Abstract Entity.
  • It can be in an InstanceOf Relation with a Superclass Concept.
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• Example(s):
  • The Concept of a single proton is a Basic Concept that Represents a Physical Entity.
  • The (Concept of) number Zero is a Basic Concept that Represents an Abstract Entity.
  • Microsoft Excel can be a Basic Concept in some Semantic Domains
  • Microsoft Excel 2007 can be a Basic Concept in some Semantic Domains
  • Microsoft Excel 2007 Español can be a Basic Concept in some Semantic Domains
  • Microsoft Excel 2007 Español +SP2 can be a Basic Concept in some Semantic Domains
• Counter-Example(s):
  • The Concept of all Oxygen protons is a Class Concept that Represents a set of Physical Entities.
  • The (Concept of) all Integers is a Class Concept that Represents an Abstract Entity.
  • a Complex Concept.
• See: Entity, Low-level Concept.

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