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# Determiner Codes

Determiner codes are used to classify whether a tuple in the entity table represents an actual thing or a classification of things. There are three types of determiner classifications for objects listed in .

| **Determiner**  | **Description**                                                              | **Example**                                                   |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Specific        | The entry in the database represents a one or more occurrences of an entity. | A patient, a facility, an organization, etc.                  |
| Kind            | The entry represents a classification of entities.                           | A type of material, a type of organization, a type of device. |
| Quantified Kind | Represents a kind of object which is quantified such as X number of Y.       | A dose of vaccine (5ml, etc.)                                 |