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ontology

/ɒnˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/

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noun

/ɒnˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/C1formalIT
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее формальное иерархическое представление области знаний, определяющее сущности и их взаимосвязи, обычно используемое в компьютерных науках и информатике.

A noun referring to a formal, hierarchical representation of a knowledge domain that defines entities and their relationships, commonly used in computer science and information science.

  1. Knowledge representationC1formalIT

    A formal, hierarchical structure that defines the entities, concepts, and relationships within a specific domain, used in computer science and artificial intelligence.

    ruПредставление знаний

    • The AI system uses a medical ontology to diagnose diseases.
    • Developers created an ontology to organize product categories.
    • An ontology helps machines understand the relationships between different data points.
  2. Study of beingC2formal

    The branch of philosophy that investigates the nature of existence, reality, and the categories of being.

    ruОнтология

    • He wrote his thesis on the ontology of time.
    • Philosophers debate ontology to understand what it means to exist.
    • The course covers ontology, epistemology, and ethics.

    Synonymsmetaphysics

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  • ontology's possessive singular form