Ontology
01
本体论
the branch of philosophy that is concerned with concepts such as existence, being, and reality
例子
In ontology, philosophers inquire into the nature of being, distinguishing between different categories of existence and examining the properties of entities.
在本体论中，哲学家探究存在的本质，区分不同的存在类别并检查实体的属性。
02
(in computer science) a structured and comprehensive representation of a knowledge domain, typically hierarchical, specifying entities and the relationships between them
例子
Researchers built an ontology to model the structure of a legal database.
