ontology vs structure

ontology

noun
  • A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model. 

  • A logical system involving theory of classes, developed by Stanislaw Lesniewski (1886-1939). 

  • The theory of a particular philosopher or school of thought concerning the fundamental types of entity in the universe. 

  • The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being. 

  • 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. 

structure

noun
  • The overall form or organization of something. 

  • The underlying shape of a solid. 

  • Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish 

  • A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook. 

  • A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts. 

  • A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations. 

  • Several pieces of data treated as a unit. 

  • A set of rules defining behaviour. 

verb
  • To give structure to; to arrange. 

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