Formal Ontology - Formal Versus Nonformal

Formal Versus Nonformal

In information science an ontology is formal if it is specified in a formal language, otherwise it is informal.

In philosophy, a separate distinction between formal and nonformal ontologies exists, which does not relate to the use of a formal language.

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