ontologies

Meanings

• noun

  A set of concepts within a domain of interest and the relationships among those concepts.

  - "The biology ontology provides a standardized vocabulary for describing gene and gene product relationships."
  - "In information systems, an ontology defines a common set of concepts and their relationships to support data exchange and interoperability."

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Variants

List of all variants of ontologies that leads to same result
ontologies , ontologist , ontologists , ontology

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

derived from the Greek word 'onta' meaning 'being' or 'existing'

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. The first formal ontology was developed by Aristotle around 350 BC.

2. Ontologies can be represented using various formal languages such as OWL, RDF, and Description Logic.

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Related Concepts

informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

1. taxonomy: A hierarchical classification system, similar to an ontology but typically focused on a single domain and less concerned with relationships between concepts.

2. knowledge graph: A network of entities and their relationships, often represented as a graph, used to model complex real-world knowledge and make it accessible for querying and analysis.

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Culture

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Ontologies have been used extensively in various fields such as biology, information systems, and artificial intelligence to formalize knowledge and facilitate communication and data integration.

How to Memorize "ontologies"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tree with concepts as nodes and relationships as edges.
   - Visualize a diagram or graph representing the concepts and their relationships in the ontology.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the name of the ontology with a specific domain or application.
   - Link each concept in the ontology to a real-world example.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create an acronym using the first letter of each concept in the ontology.
   - Use a memorable phrase or sentence to help remember the concepts and their relationships.

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