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@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ a type used to define the underlying asset, for example a ``TokenDefinition``, o
such as an obligation contract issuance definition (which in turn contains a token definition for whatever the obligation
is to be settled in).
.. note:: Fungible means that instances of an asset is interchangeable for any other identical instance, for example a
£5 note can reasonably be exchanged for any other £5 note.
.. note:: Fungible is used here to mean that instances of an asset is interchangeable for any other identical instance,
and that they can be split/merged. For example a £5 note can reasonably be exchanged for any other £5 note, and a
£10 note can be exchanged for two £5 notes, or vice-versa.
Contract State
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@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ Things (such as attachments) which are identified by their hash should implement
which standardises how the ID is extracted.
FungibleAssets and Cash
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-----------------------
There is a common ``FungibleAsset`` superclass for contracts which model fungible assets, with ``Cash`` being the obvious
example. This is intended to be readily extensible to cover other assets, for example commodities could be modelled by
@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ signatures or attachments is represented using the ``WireTransaction`` class, wh
with valid signatures are encapsulated in the ``AuthenticatedObject`` type.
Party and PublicKey
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-------------------
Identities of parties involved in signing a transaction can be represented simply by their ``PublicKey``, or by further
information (such as name) using the ``Party`` class. An ``AuthenticatedObject`` contains a list of the public keys