ontology
pronunciation
How to pronounce ontology in British English:
UK [ɒnˈtɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce ontology in American English:
US [ɑnˈtɑlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
Word Origin
- ontology (n.)
- "metaphysical science or study of being," 1660s (Gideon Harvey), from Modern Latin ontologia (c. 1600), from onto- + -logy.
Example
- 1. Ontology is neither a dictionary nor a thesaurus .
- 2. What in effect is required is an ontology of the historical .
- 3. To achieve this level of dexterity in handling languages by computer algorithms , an ontology must be built .
- 4. The first part of this metaphysic in its systematic form is ontology , or the doctrine of the abstract characteristics of being .
- 5. Building an ontology encapsulating the world 's knowledge may be an immense task , requiring an effort comparable to compiling a large encyclopedia and the expertise to build it , but it is feasible .