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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOntologize
/ɒnˈtɒl.ə.dʒaɪz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To treat something as an ontological entity or to define the fundamental nature and relations of entities within a specific domain.
"Philosophers often attempt to ontologize abstract concepts such as justice and time." - 2
To create a formal ontology for a specific field of knowledge or information system.
"Data scientists must ontologize the database to ensure seamless semantic integration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin 'ontologia' (coined in the 17th century from Greek 'onta' meaning 'things existing' and 'logia' meaning 'science of'), combined with the English verb-forming suffix '-ize'. It emerged in philosophical and computing contexts during the late 20th century to describe the process of representing entities and their relationships within a specific domain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ontologize" is said worldwide
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ontologiser
Transliteration: /ɔ̃.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi.ze/
"Les chercheurs tentent d'ontologiser ces concepts complexes."
ontologisieren
Transliteration: /ɔntoloɡiˈziːʁən/
"Es ist notwendig, die Datenstruktur zu ontologisieren."
ontologizzare
Transliteration: /on.to.lo.dʒizˈza.re/
"Il filosofo cerca di ontologizzare la realtà virtuale."
ontologizar
Transliteration: /on.to.lo.xiˈsaɾ/
"El sistema permite ontologizar la información médica."
ontologizar
Transliteration: /õ.tu.lu.ziˈzaɾ/
"Precisamos ontologizar este domínio de conhecimento."
सत्तामीय बनाना
Transliteration: sattameeya banana
"दार्शनिक इस अवधारणा को सत्तामीय बनाना चाहते हैं।"
本体论化
Transliteration: běn tǐ lùn huà
"我们需要对这些数据进行本体论化处理。"
존재론화하다
Transliteration: jonjaeron-ohada
"이 개념을 존재론화하는 것은 복잡한 작업이다."
オントロジー化する
Transliteration: ontorojī ka suru
"知識をオントロジー化して整理する。"
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