Ontology is the philosophical study of being. It is traditionally understood as the subdiscipline of metaphysics focused on the most general features of reality. As one of the most fundamental concepts, being encompasses all of reality and every entity within it.

本體論，或譯存在論、存有論等（英語：ontology），是哲學的一個分支，研究存在、存有、生成和現實等概念。 它包括如何將 實體 分組到基本類別，以及這些實體中哪些存在於最基本的級別的問題。

本体理论（ontological theory）：表达本体知识的逻辑理论，它是一种特殊的知识库，是本体知识所赖以存在的介质，强调的是具体的产品（designed artifact）。 而“概念化”强调的是语义结构本身，是从具体的产品中抽象出来的对应的语义成分（semantical counterpart） [3]。 本体约定（ontological commitment）：对使用某一本体所 定义词汇 并与其含义保持一致的承诺 [2]。 本体工程（ontological engineering）： 知识工程 的分支，它研究如何用本体论的原则来构造本体 …

2025年3月27日 · Ontology, the philosophical study of being in general, or of what applies neutrally to everything that is real. It was called “first philosophy” by Aristotle in Book IV of his Metaphysics. The Latin term ontologia (“science of being”) was felicitously invented by the German philosopher Jacob

In information science, an ontology encompasses a representation, formal naming, and definitions of the categories, properties, and relations between the concepts, data, or entities that pertain to one, many, or all domains of discourse.

2019年4月24日 · Ontology 是（特定领域）信息组织的一种形式，是领域知识规范的抽象和描述，是表达、共享、重用知识的方法。 Ontology 是知识体系构建的关键技术， 知识图谱 是一种 人工智能 技术，它的关键在于让计算机能够处理人类的知识。 然而，人类脑海中的知识通常是直觉性的，我们无法将这种直觉性的知识直接输入给计算机，Ontology 就是一种对知识建模，使计算机能够识别人类知识的方法。 本体（Ontology）通过对于概念（Concept）、术 …

Ontology is the study of being. It focuses on several related questions: What things exist? (stars yes, unicorns no, numbers . . . yes?) What categories do they belong to? (are numbers physical properties or just ideas?) Is there such a thing as objective reality? What does the …

2023年3月16日 · Ontology is metaphysics at its most abstract — concerned with the study of existence and reality itself — and so it is foundational to much philosophical thought. Etymologically, ontology is derived from the two Greek words “onto” and “logos”, translated as “the study of being”.

ontology Specifically, ontologies are used to represent a domain of discourse as a common ground for encoding content meaning and user interests. 来自 Cambridge English Corpus

2025年3月16日 · In essence, ontology shapes how sociologists view the world, informing the types of questions they ask and the methods they employ. By exploring ontology from a sociological perspective, we gain insights into the foundations of social life and the frameworks that underpin sociological research. Defining Ontology for Sociologists