OEO Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - variable
Label: variable
Definition:
A variable is an information content entity that represents a changeable value, vector, matrix or function within a mathematical expression.

Sub classes:
boolean variable
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Definition:
A boolean variable is a variable that represents a boolean value.

objective variable
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Definition:
An objective variable is a variable that should be maximised or minimised to solve a problem.

program parameter
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Definition:
A program parameter is a variable in a software.

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information content entity
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Definition:
A generically dependent continuant that is about some thing.

Editor note:
2014-03-10: The use of "thing" is intended to be general enough to include universals and configurations (see https://groups.google.com/d/msg/information-ontology/GBxvYZCk1oc/-L6B5fSBBTQJ).

Editor note:
information_content_entity 'is_encoded_in' some digital_entity in obi before split (040907). information_content_entity 'is_encoded_in' some physical_document in obi before split (040907). Previous. An information content entity is a non-realizable information entity that 'is encoded in' some digital or physical entity.