Definizione monolingua

ontology

ontology (plural ontologies)

1. (uncountable, 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.
2. (countable, 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: Aristotles Metaphysics, Hackett Publishing, p. 97,

     The answer to the controversial question of whether Aristotles ontology includes non-substantial particulars, then, is that it does.

3. (logic) A logical system involving theory of classes, developed by Stanislaw Lesniewski (1886-1939).
4. (computer science, information science) A structure of concepts or entity within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.

Definizione dizionario ontology

	ontologia
	study of being
	system model in computer science
	A hierarchical structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organised by relationships.
	The science of being. It concerns itself with the types and structures of objects, relationships, characteristics, events, processes.

Altri significati:

(uncountable, 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.

The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of existence and of things that exist.

(countable, philosophy) The theory of a particular philosopher or school of thought concerning the fundamental types of entity in the universe.

(computer science, information science) A structure of concepts or entity within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.

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