ontic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ontic
Example Sentences
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Terms such as “ontic,” “identity,” “Dasein,” “a priori” and “totality” are generously scattered throughout her books and give the impression of philosophical rigor.
From Salon
Where religion addresses ontology, science is concerned with ontic description.
From Slate
Ontic structural realism was our only hope.
From Scientific American
From where I was sitting in a nondescript room in a nondescript hotel, ontic structural realism seemed to be the only one left standing.
From Scientific American
In the words of sociologist Chase, we would be applying ontic measurements to ontological phenomena.
From Scientific American
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