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Open main menu Search Ontology Language Watch Edit This article is about ontology in philosophy. For the concept in information science and computing, see Ontology (information science) . Not to be confused with Oncology , Odontology , Ontogeny , or Deontology . Learn more This article needs additional citations for verification . Parmenides was among the first to propose an ontological characterization of the fundamental nature of reality. Ontology is the philosophical study of being . More broadly, it studies concepts that directly relate to being, in particular becoming , existence , reality , as well as the basic categories of being and their relations. [1] Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as metaphysics , ontology often deals with questions concerning what entities exist or may be said to exist and how such entities may be grouped, related within a hierarchy , and subdivided according to similarities and differences. Et