Definition:
Concept Number: *416
English Master: Description
Synonyms, Variations & Acronyms: Detail Detailed-Description
Detailing
The Parameter “Description” (or synonyms, Detail, Detailed Description) is used to specify description.
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Mechanical Power:
Type: Function.
Assumption: At least 100 horsepower.
Constraint: Product Cost is lower than €500.
Risk: Last of European Commission Development Funding.
Version: March 1, This Year.
Description: The mechanical Component that will provide all mechanical power to the System.
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Note that the Function description is only one part of the full Function definition of “Mechanical Power”.''::
Notes
1. A description will convey the essence of a Concept, or of a specification, but the full definition of the element may well require many other Parameters to define it fully (from all interesting viewpoints), including implied or inherited definitions from other System components.
2. Models, real Systems and prototypes can also provide a form of “description.”
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This Concept entered by Diane O'Brien.