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Association Reference is a Simple Association Reference or Association Class Reference

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Whether an Association is formalized by an Association Class or not, each Association Reference refers along a Perspective toward some target Class.

Formalization of the Association by either an Association Class or a participating Class determines where the Association Reference is housed and the number of References required.

Formalization

Simple Association Reference.(From class, To class, Rnum, Domain) ->
    Association Reference.(From class, To class, Rnum, Domain)
Association Class Reference.(Association class, Participating class, Rnum, Domain) ->
    Association Reference.(From class, To class, Rnum, Domain)