A uniquely identifiable set of valid concept representations, where any concept representation can be tested to determine whether or not it is a member of the value set.
Notes
- This definition is used in
Vocabulary Committee documents and 
specifications. - The role of a value set is to constrain the permissible content for a particular use (e.g. data entry into a particular field).
- In
a concept representation may be a 
identifier or a 
. - A
can be used to represent a value set of 
each of which is represented by a identifier in the referencedComponentId field.
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