DependentVariable

Description

A generalized object describing a dependent variable of the dataset. A DependentVariable holds an ordered set of p-components indexed as q=0 to p-1

\[[\mathbf{U}_0, ... \mathbf{U}_q, ... \mathbf{U}_{p-1}]\]

Attributes

Name

Type

Description

type

DVObjectSubtype

An enumeration literal with a valid dependent variable subtype.

name

String

Name of the dependent variable.

unit

String

Unit associated with the physical quantities describing the dependent variable.

quantity_name

String

Quantity name associated with the physical quantities describing the dependent variable.

numeric_type

NumericType

An enumeration literal with a valid numeric type.

quantity_type

QuantityType

An enumeration literal with a valid quantity type.

component_labels

[String, String, … ]

Ordered array of labels associated with each component of the dependent variable.

sparse_sampling

SparseSampling_uml

Object with attribute required to describe a sparsely sampled dependent variable components.

description

String

Description of the dependent variable.

application

Generic

Generic dictionary object containing application specific metadata describing the dependent variable.