Figure 1: In a taxonomy (left), each element is assigned exactly one parent term (solid lines). In an ontology (right), an element may not only be assigned multiple parent terms, but may also be associated with other elements (dashed line).
Figure 1: In a taxonomy (left), each element is assigned exactly one parent term (solid lines). In an ontology (right), an element may not only be assigned multiple parent terms, but may also be associated with other elements (dashed line).