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  1. 1. n. That department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. (computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence Source: wordnet
  4. 4. That department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being. Source: webster
  5. 5. That department of the science of metaphysics whichinvestigates and explains the nature and essential properties andrelations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes ofbeing. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 n. (computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations n. the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence Source: ecdict

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