SNOMED CT’s Ontological Commitment
SNOMED CT’s Ontological Commitment
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SNOMED CT 的本体论承诺
DOI：
10.1038/npre.2009.3465.1
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发表时间：
2009
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通讯作者：
R. Cornet
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作者：
S. Schulz;R. Cornet
SNOMED CT是一种临床术语，通过逻辑公理描述术语的含义。这需要一个本体论的承诺，即关于被提及的实体的本体论性质的精确协议。我们提供的证据表明，SNOMED隐含地支持至少三种不同类型的承诺，即(i)独立存在的实体，（ii）代表性工件，以及（iii）临床情况。我们的分析显示了一个句子的真值是如何根据这些观点之一而变化的。我们认为，清楚地了解SNOMED CT概念扩展到什么样的实体对于正确使用和维护SNOMED CT至关重要。
SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology that describes the meaning of terms by logical axioms. This requires an ontological commitment, i.e. precise agreements about the ontological nature of the entities referred to. We provide evidence that SNOMED implicitly supports at least three different kinds of commitments, viz. (i) independently existing entities, (ii) representational artifacts, and (iii) clinical situations. Our analysis shows how the truthvalue of a sentence changes according to one of these perspectives. We argue that a clear understanding of to what kind of entities SNOMED CT concepts extend is crucial for the proper use and maintenance of SNOMED CT.