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discriminator

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discriminator can be thought of as an attribute that will have a different value in each subclass 2001-08-30 14:55:20.0
has definition A label on a generalization that describes the criteria used to specialize a superclass into two or more subclasses
has example in a zoology program, animals can be divided up by habitat into aquatic and land ones, or by type of food, into carnivores and herbivores. 2001-08-30 14:55:20.0
is a subtopic of 5.3 - Associations and Multiplicity
is a kind of label

discriminator	can be thought of as an attribute that will have a different value in each subclass
	has definition A label on a generalization that describes the criteria used to specialize a superclass into two or more subclasses
	has example in a zoology program, animals can be divided up by habitat into aquatic and land ones, or by type of food, into carnivores and herbivores.
	is a subtopic of 5.3 - Associations and Multiplicity
	is a kind of label