ontological
adjective
on·to·log·i·cal
ˌän-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
1
: of or relating to ontology
an ontological principle
2
: relating to or based upon being or existence
Virtual environments engage millions of people and billions of dollars each year. What is the ontological status of the virtual objects that populate those environments?—
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Setting aside that ontological question, does this particular story really call for a dramatization?
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
But modernism already ended some time ago and with it, presumably, time itself, as it was widely rumored that space was supposed to replace time in the general ontological scheme of things.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2024
These daily acts of courage that transform you forever are at the core of ontological leadership.
—Mikhail Saidov, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
The former focuses on man and nature (namely Navajos and Churro sheep); the latter, an ontological turn from Diné materiality toward Western enlightenment’s supercilious man-versus-nature divide.
—Petala Ironcloud, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
But modernism already ended some time ago and with it, presumably, time itself, as it was widely rumored that space was supposed to replace time in the general ontological scheme of things.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2024
These daily acts of courage that transform you forever are at the core of ontological leadership.
—Mikhail Saidov, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
The former focuses on man and nature (namely Navajos and Churro sheep); the latter, an ontological turn from Diné materiality toward Western enlightenment’s supercilious man-versus-nature divide.
—Petala Ironcloud, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Ontological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ontological. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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