Enclosure (1) to COMDTINST 5230.42A
CLASS WORD
DEFINITION
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HEADING
THE COURSE OR DIRECTION (NORMALLY IN
WHICH SOMETHING POINTS OR MOVES.)
HUMIDITY
A MEASURE OF THE QUANTITY OF WATER VAPOR
IN THE AIR.
IDENTIFIER
A SEQUENCE OF CHARACTERS (COMBINATION OF
ONE OR MORE NUMBERS, LETTERS, SPECIAL
CHARACTERS) WHICH DEFINE A SPECIFIC
OBJECT. [MUST HAVE A GENERAL DOMAIN.]
INDICATOR
A CONDITION CAPABLE OF HAVING ONE OF TWO
VALUES.
MASS
THE MEASURE OF INERTIA OF A BODY.
NAME
A DESIGNATION FOR AN OBJECT EXPRESSED IN A
WORD OR WORDS.
NUMBER
A NUMERAL OR COMBINATION OF NUMERALS OR
OTHER SYMBOLS USED TO IDENTIFY OR
DESIGNATE.
QUANTITY
A NON-MONETARY NUMERIC VALUE. (INCLUDES
AVERAGE, BALANCE, DEVIATION, INDEX, LEVEL,
MEAN, MEDIAN, MODE).
RATE
A QUANTITY, AMOUNT, OR DEGREE OF SOMETHING
MEASURED PER UNIT OF SOMETHING ELSE.
(INCLUDES ACCELERATION, DENSITY, POWER,
PRESSURE, TENSION, TORQUE, VELOCITY,
VISCOSITY)
SIZE
A REPRESENTATION OF THE PHYSICAL
DIMENSIONS, PROPORTIONS, OR EXTENT OF AN
OBJECT. (INCLUDES SCALE)
SPEED
THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DISTANCE PER UNIT
TIME THAT AN OBJECT TRAVELS.
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