The concept dependence graph defines a family of applications: a subset of concepts is well-formed if it satisfies dependences.

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

• Concept Dependence Graphmethod0.857
  Method for arranging concepts in a directed graph to show which concepts depend on others and to characterize product families
• The concept dependence graph can serve as a yardstick to evaluate module dependences in an implementation.claim0.849
  Application of concept dependences to assess representation design.
• There should be no cycles in the concept dependence graph; mutual dependence suggests a single concept.claim0.826
  Sanity check for concept independence.
• Concepts are cognitive structures that give coherent account of immediate consequences in complex systemsclaim0.753
  Jackson's core assertion about the role of concepts as explanatory structures bridging action and consequence
• Concepts are not just subjective mental constructs, but are objective features of a system's design: increments of functionality that were consciously introduced by a designer to serve particular purposes.concept0.751
  Central definition from the abstract.
• A concept is a structure invented to give a coherent account of the immediate consequences of actions in a complex system.claim0.737
  Jackson's operational definition of a software concept.
• Concepts are the building blocks of software systems, objective features of a system’s design.claim0.735
  Asserts that concepts are not just mental but concrete design elements.
• Concepts distinguish one system from another and also define product families.claim0.726
  Role of concepts in differentiating software.