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Ren Pope on Ontologies

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The Role of Taxonomies in Ontology

An ontology looks at how things are related, whether they are a part of something. It can help describe the relationships between medicines, doctors, patients and conditions. A taxonomy is focused on specifically types, a type of mammal or animal. AnOntology goes a little bit broader: A paw is a part of a cat. And a cat eats meat. That kind of breaks the rules of a taxonomy, but it is accepted within anontology.

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