---
title: "AttributeCount"
description: "one attribute a population's units carry: its path, its plain name, how many units carry it and the value type that was read"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/attributecount
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# AttributeCount

one attribute a population's units carry: its path, its plain name, how many units carry it and the value type that was read

[figure: AttributeCount is a value at none scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | value |
| scope | none |
| key | none |
| store | none |
| family | rules_engine |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `path` | `text` | yes | the attribute path a condition names |
| `plain_words` | `text` | yes | the name a composer shows |
| `units` | `count` | yes | the units that carry a value |
| `value_type` | `text` | yes | text, number, time, yes or no, list, or mixed |
| `examples` | `[text]` | yes | up to three values, the most common first |



## Routes that use it
No route takes or returns AttributeCount directly. The record holds it, and the objects that point at it reach it.