Ontology is thephilosophical study of the nature ofbeing,becoming,existence, orreality, as well as the basiccategories of being and their relations. Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known asmetaphysics, ontology often deals with questions concerning whatentities[disambiguation needed] exist or may be said to exist and how such entities may be grouped, related within ahierarchy, and subdivided according to similarities and differences. A very simple definition of ontology is that it is the examination of what is meant, in context, by the word 'thing'.
Subcategories
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
