Equivalance of data elements is the degree to which a data elements stored in multiple datasets are conceptually equal.
Data elements in different datasets could have different formats, different names, subdivided in multiple data elements or even different descriptions, but still have the same meaning.
| Equivlance | is a characteristic of a | data element |
DAMA NL (2020). Dimensions of Data Quality (DDQ). Research paper. https://www.dama-nl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DDQ-Dimensions-of-Data-Quality-Research-Paper-version-1.2-d.d.-3-Sept-2020.pdf