FW: [sc34wg3] Need definition of "Assertion" in Reference Model

[Sam Hunting]

> Dear Mary,
>=20
>     The words I found on a quick search were
>=20
> =3D=3D=3D=3D
> genmei
> (n) strict order; peremptory command
>=20
> genmei
> (n) declaration; statement; assertion; (P)
> =3D=3D=3D=3D
> hyoumei
> (n) declaration; indication; manifestation; demonstration; expression;
> announcement
>=20
> hyoumei (computer term)
> assertion
> =3D=3D=3D=3D
>=20
> of which "hyoumei" sounded the most promising, since it is listed as the
> equivalent of the computer term "assertion".  Mind you, my 5 years of
> Japanese were back in my school days, so I really can't pick between the =
two
> based on any knowledge of common usage.

Then this one might well be deceptive. Again, RM assertions have no truth
value.=20

Sounds like what's needed is a -mei word with the connotation of a piece
of a puzzle clicking into place ;-)


>=20
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> Anthony B. Coates
> Financial XML Specialist
> mailto:abcoates@TheOffice.net
> MDDL Editor (Market Data Definition Language)
> http://www.mddl.org/
>=20
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Freeserve AnyTime, only =A313.99 per month with one month's FREE trial!
> For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on
> 0800 970 8890
>=20
>=20
>=20
> _______________________________________________
> sc34wg3 mailing list
> sc34wg3@isotopicmaps.org
> http://www.isotopicmaps.org/mailman/listinfo/sc34wg3
>=20

Sam Hunting
eTopicality, Inc.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Turn your searching experience into a finding experience."(tm)

Topic map consulting and training: www.etopicality.com
Free open source topic map tools:  www.goose-works.org

XML Topic Maps: Creating and Using Topic Maps for the Web.
Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-74960-2.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------