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numbers (196, 250, etc.). Additionally, Size Dimension has an associated metric
unit represented by the UnitOfMeasurement term, indicating that all the possible
values of Size Dimension are expressed in the cubic centimeter (cm
3
) metric unit.
e Type term in O
s1
is implicitly associated with the Type Dimension and the Size
term in O
s1
is implicitly associated with the Size Dimension.
e lower part of Figure3.5 shows how the equivalent of the 1500 cm
3
carton
instance would be represented in the extended O
s1
by dening the productmd1
instance dened by two instances of integra ...