July 2004
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The multiplicity specified on an association end.
See multiplicity.
The multiplicity attached to an association end declares how many objects may fill the position defined by the association end.
For a binary association, the multiplicity on the target end constrains how many objects of the target class may be associated with a given single object from the other (source) end. Multiplicity is typically given as a range of integers. (See multiplicity for a more general definition.) Common multiplicities include exactly one; zero or one; zero or more, without limit; and one or more, without limit. The phrase “zero or more, without limit” is usually called many. If the multiplicity is greater than one, it also ...
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