Ontology Definition in Context from 601 Words

Ontology definition in real context with images and short passages to practice reading and listening comprehension at the same time from the book, 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam with text-to-speech functionality.

/ɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ/ (noun)

Ontology definition

the branch of philosophy or metaphysics dealing with the nature of being, the study or theory of existence

Example

I’m looking for work – as a consultant, I think you’re always looking for work. Yet one of the bigger challenges that I face in getting that work is in describing what exactly I do as an ontologist, and more to the point, why what I do is valuable to your company.

Ontology is a big scary word that sounds like it should come from a book on deep philosophy, and to be blunt, that’s where the word came from. Ontology is essentially the study of things, how they relate to other things, and what those things are called.

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Parts of speech

Adjective: ontological

Adverb: ontologically

Noun: ontologist