A concept that is a supertype of a specified concept.
Notes
- A supertype ancestor Includes the supertype parents and the supertype parents of each supertype parent, until the root concept is reached.
- The term supertype is synonymous with supertype ancestor. However, it is sometime helpful to use the term supertype ancestor to emphasize inclusion of all supertypes not just supertype parents.
Example
- The figure below shows an example hierarchy in which concept S has seven supertype ancestors A, B, D, E, I, J and K.
Figure 1: Hierarchy Illustration - Subtype ancestors
Alternatives
- Ancestor
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