Smart number¶
A smart number is any synthetic unique identifier that communicates additional information about the entity identified.
Core Idea¶
Smart number is treated here as the recurring identifier design identity summarized by this source-grounded definition: A smart number is any synthetic unique identifier that communicates additional information about the entity identified. A smart number is any synthetic unique identifier that communicates additional information about the entity identified. The smart number is conceptually similar to a superkey as defined in the relational model of database organization, but, is intended to inform end users about status of accounts.
Scope of Application¶
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Documented setting. The term has fallen out of common usage since using one number to carry so much information is considered bad practice.
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Documented setting. A smart number is any synthetic unique identifier that communicates additional information about the entity identified.
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Documented setting. The smart number is conceptually similar to a superkey as defined in the relational model of database organization, but, is intended to inform end users about status of accounts.
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Documented setting. Auto insurance account numbers – vary by company but may contain information such as billing date, account status, and modification count.
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Documented setting. The term smart number may also apply to non-geographic telephone numbers, such as Australia's 13, 1300 and 1800 vanity numbers and freephone numbers.
Clarity¶
A clear use of Smart number names the carrier, the operative relation, and the conditions under which the source treats the identity as present. The minimal definition is A smart number is any synthetic unique identifier that communicates additional information about the entity identified. The strongest recognition evidence in the frozen account is: The term has fallen out of common usage since using one number to carry so much information.
Manages Complexity¶
Smart number compresses multiple identifier design details into a stable diagnostic relation. The source shows both the central mechanism—a smart number is any synthetic unique identifier that communicates additional information about the entity identified.—and the practical consequence—common examples of smart numbers in use today include. This compression makes cases comparable while leaving parameters, conventions, exceptions, and evidential quality explicit.
Abstract Reasoning¶
- Type the carrier. Identify the identifier design entities to which the claim applies.
- State the relation. Use the source-grounded identity: A smart number is any synthetic unique identifier that communicates additional information about the entity identified.
- Check operation and conditions. The smart number is conceptually similar to a superkey as defined in the relational model of database organization, but, is intended to inform end users about status of accounts.
- Demand recognition evidence.
Knowledge Transfer¶
Within the home domain. Knowledge about Smart number transfers literally when a new case preserves the same carrier type, relation, and recognition test. The term has fallen out of common usage since using one number to carry so much information is considered bad practice. A smart number is any synthetic unique identifier that communicates additional information about the entity identified. Beyond the home domain. No canonical parent is asserted for Smart number.
Relationships to Other Abstractions¶
Current abstraction Smart number Domain-specific
Parents (1) — more general patterns this builds on
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Smart number is a kind of Identifier Prime
A smart number is a unique identifier that additionally encodes information about its entity.
Hierarchy path (1) — routes to 1 parentless root
- Smart number → Identifier → Symbolic Representation → Representation → Abstraction
Neighborhood in Abstraction Space¶
Smart number sits in a sparse region of the domain-specific corpus (85th percentile for distinctiveness): few abstractions share its structure, so a faithful description tends to retrieve it precisely.
Family — Unclustered & Miscellaneous (2551 abstractions)
Nearest neighbors
- Binade — 0.82
- Value at risk — 0.82
- Foreign key — 0.82
- Typographical Number Theory — 0.81
- Saving (economics) — 0.81
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