Table 2

Attributable modifiers for definiens in health sciences and social sciences

DefiniensNo.Attributable modifierDefiniensNo.Attributable modifier
Health sciencesInformation5Systematically obtained, research, support decision or recommendationSocial SciencesInformation11Support policy goal, research, supporting (or contradicting) claim, assumption or hypothesis, synthesis result, true or valid, informs inferences, assess hypotheses, contribute to conclusion, enquiry
Research/study5Clinical, any research, best, empirical, humanResearch/study4Any research, product knowledge, experiment or observation
Fact4Systematically obtained, support of a conclusion, statement or belief, availableFact5Support (or contradict) claim, assumption or hypothesis, true or valid
Knowledge3Support decision-making, explicit, systematic, replicable, empirical researchKnowledge1Scientific method
Observation2Empirical, systematic or unsystematic, systematic onlyObservation0*
Ability1Establish or support conclusionsAbility0*
Testimony1Support of a conclusion, statement or beliefTestimony0*
Data1Make judgements or decisionsData3Support (or contradict) claim, assumption or hypothesis, weight, validation
Result1Observation, theory and experimentResult1Systematic investigation
Judgement1True and effectiveJudgement0*
Belief1OpinionBelief0*
Tool0*Tool1Address problem, build knowledge
Idea0*Idea1Systematic accumulation
Reason0*Reason1Better
  • *No attributable modifiers for related definiens.