1. in a way that relates to the nature of being or existence
Usage: philosophical

Examples

• The philosopher argued that consciousness is ontologically distinct from physical matter.
• These two theories are ontologically incompatible.
• The question of whether numbers exist ontologically has puzzled mathematicians for centuries.
• Virtual reality challenges our understanding of what is ontologically real.
• The debate centers on whether abstract objects are ontologically dependent on minds.
• She examined the problem ontologically rather than epistemologically.