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formal ontology

formal ontology noun: an ontology with a structure that is guided and defined through axioms.

Noun

formal ontology (plural formal ontologies)

  1. An ontology with a structure that is guided and defined through axioms.

Forms of formal ontology

pluralformal ontologies

Questions about formal ontology

What does formal ontology mean?
Formal ontology means an ontology with a structure that is guided and defined through axioms.
What part of speech is formal ontology?
Formal ontology is a noun.
What is the plural of formal ontology?
The plural of formal ontology is formal ontologies.

Words near formal ontology in the dictionary

  1. formal language
  2. formal languages
  3. formal logic
  4. formal logics
  5. formal ontologies
  6. formal ontology
  7. formal parameter
  8. formal parameters
  9. formal power series
  10. formal science
  11. formal sciences

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