Designation - Properties and Relationships — DDI 4.0 dev documentation

# Designation - Properties and Relationships

## Properties

Name | Type | Cardinality
--- | --- | ---
representation | Signifier | 0..1

### representation

A perceivable object used to denote a signified, i.e. a concept in this case.

## Relationships

Name | Type | Cardinality
--- | --- | ---
denotes | Concept | 0..n
realizes | Sign | 0..n

### denotes

The concept denoted by the designation.

### realizes

Class in the Signification Pattern realized by Designation. A Designation is a type of Sign.