In Biolink and NMDC we use a quantity value class to represent quantitative information. In NMDC we have a general attribute value class from which quantity values, text values, images values, person values, etc. inherit. The attribute value class also has a was generated by for provenance info (more such slots can be added).
The advantage of this is that it provides a regular way to add new value types, it is clear that the class represents a value instead of a property/characteristic, and it allows annotate the value with metadata. For example, a quantity value has the following slots:
has raw value
has numeric value
has unit
has minimum value
has maximum value
It would good aling how such values are represented across the CCDH, Biolink, and NMDC.
In Biolink and NMDC we use a
quantity valueclass to represent quantitative information. In NMDC we have a general attribute value class from which quantity values, text values, images values, person values, etc. inherit. The attribute value class also has awas generated byfor provenance info (more such slots can be added).The advantage of this is that it provides a regular way to add new value types, it is clear that the class represents a value instead of a property/characteristic, and it allows annotate the value with metadata. For example, a quantity value has the following slots:
It would good aling how such values are represented across the CCDH, Biolink, and NMDC.
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