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The attribute 246093002 | Component (attribute) | which has been used in the Observables model after the disambiguation of the Towards attribute is shared with the Procedure concept model. As the Observables model and the Procedure model have different rules regarding relationship grouping, the Observables PG preferred solution is to create a new attribute separate from the Procedure model attribute. A proposal for naming this attribute is "constituent".

Figure 1. Definition of constituent from Merriam-Webster's dictionary

Note that M-W considers "constituent" and "component" as synonyms. The attribute has the following definition in the Observables I/E document: "For relational property types, e.g. ratios, concentrations, etc., this attributed specifies what is in the numerator of the ratio". The IUPAC Gold Book defines "component" as "Constituent of a mixture the amount or concentration of which can be varied independently". Thus, it seems that the meaning of the two words "component" and "constituent" are very close, at least.

Going through (some) previous non-lab observable examples, this attribute is not used.

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