​When Analyzing the List of Nouns to Determine Whether to Exclude

question 4

Multiple Choice

​When analyzing the list of nouns to determine whether to exclude a particular noun as an important "thing,"  which of the following questions should be asked about the noun?

• A)Is it in the domain?
• B)​Is it a synonym of an existing thing?
• C)​Is it a tangible item 
• D)​Is it identifiable?
• E)Is it a persistent item?
• F)Is it an output from the system?

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Definitions:

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