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EntityDeterminer in natural language grammar is the class of words that comprises articles, demonstrative pronouns, and quantifiers. In the RIM, determiner is a structural code in the Entity class to distinguish whether any given Entity object stands for some, any one, or a specific thing.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="v3-EntityDeterminer"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2018-08-12T00:00:00.000+10:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p> Release Date: 2018-08-12</p> <table class="grid"> <tr> <td> <b> Level</b> </td> <td> <b> Code</b> </td> <td> <b> Display</b> </td> <td> <b> Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td> INSTANCE <a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-INSTANCE"> </a> </td> <td> specific</td> <td> Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular physical thing (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing). <br/> Discussion: It does not matter whether an INSTANCE still exists as a whole at the point in time (or process) when we mention it, for example, a drug product lot is an INSTANCE even though it has been portioned out for retail purpose. <br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td> Â Â GROUP <a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-GROUP"> </a> </td> <td> specific group</td> <td> A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular collection of physical things (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing). While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals. <br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td> KIND <a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-KIND"> </a> </td> <td> described</td> <td> Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing). <br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td> Â Â GROUPKIND <a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-GROUPKIND"> </a> </td> <td> described group</td> <td> A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of collections physical things. While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals. <br/> </td> </tr> <tr style="background: #EFEFEF"> <td> 2</td> <td> Â Â QUANTIFIED_KIND <a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-QUANTIFIED_KIND"> </a> <b> <i> Deprecated</i> </b> </td> <td> described quantified</td> <td> The described quantified determiner indicates that the given Entity is taken as a general description of a specific amount of a thing. For example, QUANTIFIED_KIND of syringe (quantity = 3,) stands for exactly three syringes. <br/> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="external"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="0"/> </extension> <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityDeterminer"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.30"/> </identifier> <version value="2018-08-12"/> <name value="v3.EntityDeterminer"/> <title value="v3 Code System EntityDeterminer"/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2018-08-12T00:00:00+10:00"/> <publisher value="HL7, Inc"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value=" EntityDeterminer in natural language grammar is the class of words that comprises articles, demonstrative pronouns, and quantifiers. In the RIM, determiner is a structural code in the Entity class to distinguish whether any given Entity object stands for some, any one, or a specific thing."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer"/> <hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/> <content value="complete"/> <property> <code value="status"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status"/> <description value="A property that indicates the status of the concept. One of active, experimental, deprecated, retired"/> <type value="code"/> </property> <property> <code value="deprecationDate"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#deprecationDate"/> <description value="The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged"/> <type value="dateTime"/> </property> <concept> <code value="INSTANCE"/> <display value="specific"/> <definition value="Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular physical thing (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing). Discussion: It does not matter whether an INSTANCE still exists as a whole at the point in time (or process) when we mention it, for example, a drug product lot is an INSTANCE even though it has been portioned out for retail purpose."/> <concept> <code value="GROUP"/> <display value="specific group"/> <definition value="A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular collection of physical things (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing). While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals."/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <code value="KIND"/> <display value="described"/> <definition value="Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing)."/> <concept> <code value="GROUPKIND"/> <display value="described group"/> <definition value="A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of collections physical things. While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="QUANTIFIED_KIND"/> <display value="described quantified"/> <definition value="The described quantified determiner indicates that the given Entity is taken as a general description of a specific amount of a thing. For example, QUANTIFIED_KIND of syringe (quantity = 3,) stands for exactly three syringes."/> <property> <code value="status"/> <valueCode value="retired"/> </property> <property> <code value="deprecationDate"/> <valueDateTime value="2008-11-14"/> </property> </concept> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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