A.19:5.1.5 - Lexical discipline (Normative)

Use Characteristic, Scale, Level, Coordinate, CharacteristicSpace, slot, and basis for the objects defined here. Use “slot” or “basis element” for one component of the declared basis, and “Characteristic” for the measured or evaluated aspect. An explanatory alias must preserve that meaning. Mathematical uses of “axis” or “dimension” remain available when they denote their own declared mathematical objects rather than substitute ambiguously for a Characteristic or slot. A point is a tuple of Coordinates, not an alias for one Coordinate.