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ENTITY - Lexical Scope

Description

Abstract Concept

A Lexical Scope is a kind of Abstract Entity that defines the existence, visibility, and accessibility of the entities nested within it through a Nesting Relationship.

Nested Entitys have no independent identity or validity outside the lexical or structural scope in which they are defined - they exist only within and for the duration of their parent construct.

Every Entity belongs to exactly one Lexical Scope.

A Lexical Scope carries no intrinsic semantic meaning; it serves purely as a syntactic mechanism for establishing hierarchical containment.

Examples:

1) Composite structures nesting their internal constituents.

2) Social structures nesting their roles and functions.

3) Computer functions nesting their local variables or inner functions

4) Packages nesting their building blocks.

Functional Domain: Reflexive Knowledge Graph

The Reflexive Knowledge Graph domain defines the top level constructs of Entitys, Relationships, their multi-level classification and composition.

External references

Blog - Explain lexical scope in plain English

Super Types

Abstract Entity

Dictionary

SysFEAT Upper Ontology

Lexical Scope

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph Graph & Inheritance Table

Simple Graph

Composition: ➝ Classification: ➝ Specialization: ➝ Instance Of: --> Enumerated definition: ➝ Syntax: ➝

Graph & Hierarchy

Composition: ➝ Classification: ➝ Specialization: ➝ Instance Of: --> Enumerated definition: ➝ Syntax: ➝

Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Nesting Relationship	[*..0]	Entity	Lexical Scope	A Nesting Relationship is a Relationship that references its target Entity by nesting, using Nesting Adjacency.Nesting is a fundamental concept in complex systems organization where elements are contained within other elements, creating hierarchical or web-like structures. This embedding mechanism intrinsically links the properties, behaviors, and lifecycles of nested elements to their containing elements, forming cohesive units at multiple scales.Nesting facilitates the emergence of complex aggregates and properties from simpler entities, enables efficient design of systems across levels, and supports both autonomy and integration within systems (see Compositionality).Nesting also facilitates the creation of modules through packaging of building blocks (see Packaging).
Referencing Relationship	[*..0]	Entity	Entity	A Referencing Relationship is a Relationship that points at its target Entity through Reference Adjacency.
Dependency Relationship	[1..1]	Entity	Entity	A Dependency Relationship is a Relationship that specifies the existential dependency of the sourceRelationship on its target Relationship.The cardinality to the target Entity is [1..1].
Non-Dependency Relationship	[*..0]	Entity	Entity	A Non-Dependency Relationship is a Relationship that specifies that the existence the source Entity doesnt depend on the existence of its target Entity.The cardinality to the target Entity is [0..*].

SERIALIZATION FORMAT

TEXTUAL SYNTAX RDF

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SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

Sub-Types Super-Types

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ENTITY - Lexical Scope

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph

Graph & Hierarchy

Relationship Table

SERIALIZATION FORMAT

SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

CHARTER

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