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ontology

[on-tol-uh-jee] / ɒnˈtɒl ə dʒi /


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“We stand on the walls, sentinels of the inner sanctum, against the assault of AI slop. The Ontology is based firmly in reality—there is, here, a dialectic between ground truth, tribal knowledge, and enhancements.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

At Palantir, Ontology is the core truth of an organization’s data on which everything else is based.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Ontology, in this instance, means the ability to structure and understand data.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

Palantir recently announced a partnership with Nvidia to integrate accelerated computing into its Ontology product, and Meta has built a generative-AI advertising model on Nvidia infrastructure.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

Ontology defined 460:3 Ontology is defined as "the science of the necessary         constituents and relations of all beings," and it under-         lies all metaphysical practice.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker




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