Ontology
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本体论
the branch of philosophy that is concerned with concepts such as existence, being, and reality
例子
Ontology explores questions about what exists, how entities relate to one another, and the fundamental nature of reality.
本体论探讨关于存在什么、实体如何相互关联以及现实的基本性质的问题。
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。
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(in computer science) a structured and comprehensive representation of a knowledge domain, typically hierarchical, specifying entities and the relationships between them
例子
The software uses an ontology to organize medical terms and their relationships.
Researchers built an ontology to model the structure of a legal database.
