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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'ontology' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions ontology noun (ontolog, ies) (philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being. (philosophy) The theory of a particular philosopher or school of thought concerning the fundamental types of entity in the universe. 2000, C.D.C. Reeve, Substantial Knowledge: Aristotle's Metaphysics, Hackett Publishing, p. 97, :The answer to the controversial question of whether Aristotle's includes non-substantial particulars, then, is that it does. (logic) A logical system involving theory of classes, developed by w:Stanislaw_Lesniewski, Stanislaw Lesniewski (1886-1939). (computer science) A structure of concepts or entity, entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model. Translations:  German: Ontologie(de)f Etymology: From Ancient Greek á, (Polytonic, á) (Ån) "being", "existing", "essence" and , (Polytonic, ) (logos) "account". Introduced as a philosophical term by w:Christian_Wolff_(philosopher), Christian Wolf (1679-1754).        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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