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Ontology

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.

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Arrangement 76% connected

The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.

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Metaphysics 76% connected

The science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal condit…

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Organization 76% connected

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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System 76% connected

An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects…

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Ontological 74% connected

Of or pertaining to ontology.

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Ontological 74% connected

Of or pertaining to ontology.

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Brain noun · 86% connection

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wa…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of mind.
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Cognizance noun · 86% connection

range or scope of what is perceived

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of mind.
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Cosmology noun · 86% connection

the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe

Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Metaphysics, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.
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data structure noun · 86% connection

(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Computing and technology, Computer science, Psychology, Sociology, Social structure.
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Discernment noun · 86% connection

perception of that which is obscure

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of mind.
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Disproof noun · 86% connection

any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.
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Distribution noun · 86% connection

(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

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Ego noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Evidence noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Falsification noun · 86% connection

any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

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Grounds noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Head noun · 86% connection

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wa…

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Hypostasis noun · 86% connection

(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy, Metaphysics.
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Insight noun · 86% connection

clear or deep perception of a situation

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Institution noun · 86% connection

a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution…

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Lead noun · 86% connection

evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

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Mind noun · 86% connection

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wa…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of mind.
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Noddle noun · 86% connection

an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle"

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Aetiology noun · 78% connection

The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and…

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Algebra noun · 78% connection

That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is appli…

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Animalism noun · 78% connection

the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

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Application noun · 78% connection

Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied t…

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Aristotelianism noun · 78% connection

(philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science…

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Art noun · 78% connection

A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired e…

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Associationist noun · 78% connection

One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas; e. g., Hartley, J. C. Mill.

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Bureau noun · 78% connection

Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the directio…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: department, science, metaphysics, investigates, explains.
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Catoptrics noun · 78% connection

That part of optics which explains the properties and phenomena of reflected light, and particularly that which is reflected from mirr…

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Climatology noun · 78% connection

The science which treats of climates and investigates their phenomena and causes.

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Dean noun · 78% connection

A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific department.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: department, science, metaphysics, investigates, explains.
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Department verb · 78% connection

Subdivision of business or official duty; especially, one of the principal divisions of executive government; as, the treasury departm…

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