MIN Ontology Documentation

MIN v1.1.0 models reality with these core definitions:

  • Entity · eindeutige Referenzierbarkeit · "Das, was existiert."
  • Nexus · kausale Wirksamkeit · "Das, was etwas bewirkt."
  • Forma · konstitutive Bestimmung · "Das, was bestimmt."
  • Agent · selektive Handlungsfähigkeit · "Das, was handelt."

Reading paths

If you are new to MIN

  1. Start with Modellüberblick.
  2. Continue with Klassenkatalog.
  3. Use Property-Katalog as implementation reference.
  4. Read Epistemic Dimension (EN) / Epistemische Dimension (DE) for v1.1.0 design decisions.

If you are modeling domain data

  1. Pick class patterns in Klassenbeispiele.
  2. Use Frühstücksei Tutorial (DE) or Breakfast Egg Tutorial (EN) for end-to-end modeling.

Reference scope

The docs reflect MIN v1.1.0 (min.ttl points to this release):

  • 14 domain classes + 4 enum classes
  • Epistemic dimension: Epistemicum as 6th Forma subclass with status, confidence, and evidence relations
  • Two complementary epistemic patterns (Popperian + evidence-centric)
  • Bridge model including originates / originatedBy

Canonical subclass profiles:

  • Object · materielle Persistenz · "Das, was da ist."
  • Process · Veränderung · "Das, was geschieht."
  • Data · informationelles Artefakt · "Das, was beschreibt."
  • Boundary · Grenzphänomene · "Das, was dazwischen entsteht."
  • Lex · universelle Gültigkeit · "Das, was immer gilt."
  • Structura · formale Struktur · "Das, was die Wirklichkeit formalisiert."
  • Possibile · Möglichkeitsraum · "Das, was sein könnte."
  • Norma · Anforderung · "Das, was gelten soll."
  • Institutio · kollektive Anerkennung · "Das, was anerkannt wird."
  • Epistemicum · epistemische Haltung · "Das, was fuer wahr gehalten wird."

Validation command

uv run ontology-validate

Visualization