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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.
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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> 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> 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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"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.",
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"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.",
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"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."
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"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).",
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"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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