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ontology

noun
/ɒnˈtɒləd͡ʒi/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin ontologia (1606, Ogdoas Scholastica, by Jacob Lorhard (Lorhardus)), from Ancient Greek ὤν, ὄντος (ṓn, óntos, “being”), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “being, existing, essence”) + λόγος (lógos, “account”). By surface analysis, onto- + -logy. First known English use 1663: Archelogia philosophica nova; or, New principles of Philosophy. Containing Philosophy in general, Metaphysicks or Ontology, Dynamilogy or a Discourse of Power, Religio Philosophi or Natural Theology, Physicks or Natural philosophy, by Gideon Harvey (1636–1702), London, Thomson, 1663. Popularized as a philosophical term by German philosopher Christian Wolff (1679–1754).

  1. derived from ὤν
  2. learned borrowing from ontologia

Definitions

  1. The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being…

    The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.

  2. In a subject view, or a world view, the set of conceptual or material things or classes…

    In a subject view, or a world view, the set of conceptual or material things or classes of things that are recognised as existing, or are assumed to exist in context, and their interrelations; in a body of theory, the ontology comprises the domain of discourse, the things that are defined as existing, together with whatever emerges from their mutual implications.

    • Meronym: taxonomy
    • Research centered on ontology and security argues that the far-right utilizes cultural anxieties to recruit members of dominant cultures within a society who feel left behind in some way.

  3. The theory of a particular philosopher or school of thought concerning the fundamental…

    The theory of a particular philosopher or school of thought concerning the fundamental types of entity in the universe.

    • The answer to the controversial question of whether Aristotle's ontology includes non-substantial particulars, then, is that it does.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A logical system involving theory of classes, developed by Stanislaw Lesniewski…

      A logical system involving theory of classes, developed by Stanislaw Lesniewski (1886-1939).

    2. A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships

      A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.

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Derived

causal ontology, formal ontology, metaontology, ontologic, ontological, ontologise, ontologist, ontologistic, ontologize, ontology alignment, ontology engineering, subontology

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ontology. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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