Issue 18164: Meaning of absent multiplicity notation (uml25-ftf)
Source: Microsoft (Mr. Steve Cook, stcook(at)microsoft.com)
Nature: Uncategorized Issue
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Summary: The UML 2.5 beta does not appear to take a clear position on what it means when the multiplicity is omitted from the notation for an element, although there are many places in the spec itself where multiplicity is absent.

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October 10, 2012: received issue
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Subject: Meaning of absent multiplicity notation
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The UML 2.5 beta does not appear to take a clear position on what it means when the multiplicity is omitted from the notation for an element, although there are many places in the spec itself where multiplicity is absent.