Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Earth_Environment/OBOE)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'Observation Collection'?

A. A the concept defines a reference for comparing or naming entities via a measurement. A the concept can be defined intentionally (e.g., as in the case of units) or extensionally (by listing the values of the the concept, e.g., for color this might be red, blue, yellow, etc).
B. An the concept is a container for a set of observations.
C. A the concept is a mapping from a source unit to a target unit via a multiplier and an offset value.
D. A the concept describes the type of a Measurement in which the Measurement would follow the associated Protocol to record the value of the associated Characteristic of the associated Entity using the associated Standard. Any of these associated properties may be omitted, in which case the the concept is only constrained by the provided associations. A the concept is a hypothetical construct, in that it is not associated with a particular instance of a Measurement.

Answer: An the concept is a container for a set of observations.