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Representing composites in conceptual modeling

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Using an object or entity class to represent a composite provides straightforward answers, making this approach superior to the use of relationship classes or associations.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 47, Issue 7
Has the Internet become indispensable?
July 2004
82 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/1005817
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