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V3\EntityDeterminer\v3-EntityDeterminer.json

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.

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    "div": "<div><p>Release Date: 2014-08-07</p>\r\n<h2>Description</h2>\r\n<p>\n                  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.<br/>\r\n\n               </p>\r\n<hr/>\r\n<table class=\"grid\">\r\n <tr><td><b>Level</b></td><td><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr>\r\n <tr><td>1</td><td>INSTANCE<a name=\"INSTANCE\"> </a></td><td>specific</td><td>\n                        \n                           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/>\r\n\n                        \n                           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/>\r\n\n                     </td></tr>\r\n <tr><td>2</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;GROUP<a name=\"GROUP\"> </a></td><td>specific group</td><td>\n                        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/>\r\n\n                     </td></tr>\r\n <tr><td>1</td><td>KIND<a name=\"KIND\"> </a></td><td>described</td><td>\n                        \n                           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/>\r\n\n                     </td></tr>\r\n <tr><td>2</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;GROUPKIND<a name=\"GROUPKIND\"> </a></td><td>described group</td><td>\n                        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/>\r\n\n                     </td></tr>\r\n</table>\r\n</div>"
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  "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/vs/EntityDeterminer",
  "name": "v3 Code System EntityDeterminer",
  "publisher": "HL7, Inc",
  "telecom": [
    {
      "system": "url",
      "value": "http://hl7.org"
    }
  ],
  "description": " 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.",
  "status": "active",
  "date": "2014-08-07T00:00:00+10:00",
  "define": {
    "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityDeterminer",
    "caseSensitive": true,
    "concept": [
      {
        "code": "INSTANCE",
        "display": "specific",
        "definition": "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).\r\n\n                        \n                           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": "GROUP",
            "display": "specific group",
            "definition": "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."
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "code": "KIND",
        "display": "described",
        "definition": "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": "GROUPKIND",
            "display": "described group",
            "definition": "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."
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
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