ontic
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Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ὄν (ōn, “being’, ‘existing’, ‘essence”) + -ic.
Pronunciation[edit]
'än-tik
Adjective[edit]
ontic (comparative more ontic, superlative most ontic)
- Ontological.
- Whatever pertains to being generally, as opposed some theory of it (which would be ontology).
- The intransitive objects of some specific, historically determinate, scientific investigation.
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References[edit]
British philosopher Roy Bhaskar's definitions (2,3) are taken from the Wikipedia article, Ontic.
