ontology
n. metaphysical branch of study which is concerned with existence and the nature of being | ||||
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Ontology Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Ontology
(n.)
That department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being.
(n.)
That department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being.
| WordNet 2.0 |
ontology
Noun
1. the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
(hypernym) metaphysics
Noun
1. the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
(hypernym) metaphysics
| Grandiloquent Dictionary |
ontology
The study of the nature of being
The study of the nature of being
| hEnglish - advanced version |
ontology
ontology
\on*tol"o*gy\ (?), n. [gr. &?; the things which exist (pl.neut. of &?;, &?;, being, p. pr. of &?; to be) + -logy: cf.f. ontologie.] that department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being.
ontology
n : the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
ontology
\on*tol"o*gy\ (?), n. [gr. &?; the things which exist (pl.neut. of &?;, &?;, being, p. pr. of &?; to be) + -logy: cf.f. ontologie.] that department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being.
ontology
n : the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Arddansawdd
Arddansawdd = n. ontology, the science of entities
Arddansawdd = n. ontology, the science of entities
Athrawu
Athrawu = n. ontology = v. to instruct
Ontology Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Theological and Philosophical Biography and Dictionary |
Ontology
The theory of being as such, i.e., of ultimate reality.
The theory of being as such, i.e., of ultimate reality.
| A Dictionary of Postmodern Terms |
ontology
the philosophy of Being, that is, the study of the metaphysical foundations of the universe.
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the philosophy of Being, that is, the study of the metaphysical foundations of the universe.
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Ontology Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems |
Ontology
A branch of philosophy concerned with what really exists as opposed to what appears to exist but does not. The ontology of a theory is the set of real objects or events which the theory ascribes existence to by referring to them without reference to an observer. An ontology is implied in claiming knowledge of what is. (Krippendorff )
A branch of philosophy concerned with what really exists as opposed to what appears to exist but does not. The ontology of a theory is the set of real objects or events which the theory ascribes existence to by referring to them without reference to an observer. An ontology is implied in claiming knowledge of what is. (Krippendorff )
Ontology Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Ontology
Ontology is a study of conceptions of reality and the nature of being. In philosophy, ontology (from the Greek , genitive : of being (part. of : to be) and -λογία: science, study, theory) is the study of being or existence and forms the basic subject matter of metaphysics. It seeks to describe or posit the basic categories and relationships of being or existence to define entities and types of entities within its framework.
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