STU 3 Candidate

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??.??.3 Resource IVL_PQ - Detailed Descriptions

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the IVL_PQ resource.

IVL_PQ
Control1..*
TypeElement
IVL_PQ.nullFlavor
Definition

If a value is an exceptional value (NULL-value), this specifies in what way and why proper information is missing.

Control0..1
Bindingnull
The codes SHALL be taken from v3 Code System NullFlavor
Typecode
IVL_PQ.low
Definition

This is the low limit of the interval.

Control0..1
TypePQ
IVL_PQ.high
Definition

This is the high limit of the interval.

Control0..1
TypePQ
IVL_PQ.width
Definition

The difference between high and low boundary. The purpose of distinguishing a width property is to handle all cases of incomplete information symmetrically. In any interval representation only two of the three properties high, low, and width need to be stated and the third can be derived.

Control0..1
TypePQ
IVL_PQ.center
Definition

The arithmetic mean of the interval (low plus high divided by 2). The purpose of distinguishing the center as a semantic property is for conversions of intervals from and to point values.

Control0..1
TypePQ