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what is "ontology " ?
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Ontology is the study of 'things' and of 'existence', and of the relationships between entities:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology
but in information science, 'ontology' has a more precise meaning - it is a formal naming and classification of the entities that exist in a field of study, and the relationships between those entities, specifically so that they can be represented within a model or other forms of processing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology_(...n_science)
The way an information ontology is organised has a profound effect on the way that any processing entity perceives or models that field. The field of study can be as large as the whole universe, of course, and the different ontologies that were the subject of dispute and conflict in the Version War (and at other times) represented significantly different ways of perceiving, classifying and modelling reality.
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what is "ontology " ? - by mostafa - 05-28-2017, 04:40 PM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Alphadon - 05-28-2017, 06:49 PM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by stevebowers - 05-28-2017, 08:04 PM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Avengium - 05-29-2017, 10:23 PM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Rynn - 05-28-2017, 11:09 PM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Drashner1 - 05-30-2017, 01:28 AM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Avengium - 05-30-2017, 07:42 PM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Rynn - 05-30-2017, 08:08 PM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Avengium - 05-30-2017, 09:40 PM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by stevebowers - 05-31-2017, 01:16 AM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Avengium - 05-31-2017, 08:54 AM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by stevebowers - 05-31-2017, 04:21 PM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Rynn - 06-01-2017, 01:31 AM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Matterplay1 - 06-01-2017, 01:34 AM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Avengium - 06-01-2017, 09:36 AM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Avengium - 06-03-2017, 01:58 AM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Rynn - 06-03-2017, 05:15 AM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by centurion20000 - 07-14-2017, 02:40 AM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Avengium - 07-14-2017, 03:46 AM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by centurion20000 - 07-14-2017, 09:49 AM
RE: what is "ontology " ? - by Drashner1 - 07-14-2017, 04:03 AM

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