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| adjective | 1. Relating to entities and the facts about them; relating to real as opposed to phenomenal existence. |
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 | | "We can see the ontic results of the new technology playing out in schools right now." | | "Let's not talk about theories; we have ontic data." | | "After years of hypotheses, we can now review the ontic conclusions." |
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 | | Greek, early 20th century |
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 | | The adjective "ontic" came into use around the early 20th century, but the related adjective "ontological" was being used by philosophers and theologians as early as 1705. From the Greek "ont-" — which means "being" — both words are concerned with what is real. ... |  |
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