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ontology nghĩa là gì?

bản thể luận

/ɒnˈtɒləd͡ʒi/

ontology in Vietnamese: bản thể luận. In English, ontology means the branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.

Vietnamese words for ontology

study of being
bản thể luận

English meaning of ontology

  1. noun The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.
  2. noun In a subject view, or a world view, the set of conceptual or material things or classes of things that are recognised as existing, or are assumed to exist in context, and their interrelations; in a body of theory, the ontology comprises the domain of discourse, the things that are defined as existing, together with whatever emerges from their mutual implications.
  3. noun The theory of a particular philosopher or school of thought concerning the fundamental types of entity in the universe.
  4. noun A logical system involving theory of classes, developed by Stanislaw Lesniewski (1886-1939).

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Questions about ontology in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of ontology in Vietnamese?
Ontology in Vietnamese is bản thể luận.
ontology nghĩa là gì?
Ontology: bản thể luận.
What does ontology mean in English?
Ontology means the branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.

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