Flow Chart for Ambiguous Concepts
Overview
The nature of the ambiguity will determine the steps to follow when inactivating an ambiguous concept. Follow the links below to see the steps relevant for the concept in focus.
The concept in focus may have:
An ambiguous FSN, such as
Simple ambiguity, where the FSN can be interpreted in different ways
Classification extension included in the FSN, such as OS, NOS, NEC, and other
The diagram below illustrates the general process for resolving the nature of the ambiguity and performing the required inactivation.
Resolving Subtypes
if all subtypes are sufficiently defined the only thing that needs going after inactivating the supertype is to reclassify
primitive subtypes should be manually assigned to a supertype if they can't be remodelled and made sufficiently defined
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