Ontology studies the way in which entities that exist are related.
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Ontology
/ɒnˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
Synonyms for "ontology" (38 found)
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Noun(1 words)
conceptual schema
Strong matches (11)
Noun(3 words)
Preposition(1 words)
in reality
Related words (19)
Noun(4 words)
phenomenologyphilosophastryphilosophic doctrinephilosophic systemphilosophic theoryphilosophical inquiryphilosophical speculationphilosophyschool of philosophyschool of thoughtscience of beingsophistrytheory of beautytheory of knowledgevalue theory
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11 entriesarrangementdata modelinformation modelknowledge representationmetaphysicsorganisationorganizationphilosophical positionphilosophysystemtheoretical stance
More specific
6 entriesOWL ontologydomain ontologynominalist ontologyrealist ontologytop level ontologyupper ontology
Collocations
6 entriesconceptual schemadomain ontologyknowledge representationontological commitmentontology engineeringupper ontology
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
What's the difference between taxonomy and ontology?
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The religious may like the article "Glossolalia and Linguistic Alterity: The Ontology of Ineffable Speech."
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What is ontology and how is it used in technology?
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