ontology
study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations (philosophy)
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Summary
ontology is a field of study[1]. ontology ranks in the top 0.53% of field_of_study entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,070 views/month, #2 of 379).[2]
Key Facts
- ontology's instance of is recorded as field of study[3].
- ontology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
- ontology is part of metaphysics[5].
- ontology is part of philosophy[6].
- ontology's Commons category is recorded as Ontology[7].
- ontology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ontology[8].
- ontology's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- ontology's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].
- ontology's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
- ontology's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[12].
- ontology's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/tags/ontology[13].
- ontology's different from is recorded as ontology[14].
- ontology's different from is recorded as ontology[15].
- ontology's different from is recorded as anthology[16].
- ontology's is the study of is recorded as reality[17].
- ontology's is the study of is recorded as existence[18].
- ontology's is the study of is recorded as becoming[19].
- ontology's is the study of is recorded as being[20].
- ontology's practiced by is recorded as ontologist[21].
- ontology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].
- ontology's P14541 is recorded as 3fRr5N[23].
- ontology's P14541 is recorded as 25m1gs[24].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include field of study[3] and academic discipline[4].
Use and Application
Part of include metaphysics[5], a branch of philosophy[25] and philosophy[6], an academic discipline[26].
Why It Matters
ontology ranks in the top 0.53% of field_of_study entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,070 views/month, #2 of 379).[2] ontology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] ontology is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]