ontology vs tenor

ontology

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. 

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

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

  • 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. 

tenor

noun
  • That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding. 

  • Tone, as of a conversation. 

  • Stamp; character; nature. 

  • An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument. 

  • A tenor saxophone. 

  • A person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range. 

  • The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed. 

  • A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto. 

  • The lowest tuned in a ring of bells. 

  • Time to maturity of a bond. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range. 

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