 ##  [Ontology Mismatch](/ontology-mismatch) 

  ##  [Ontology Mismatch](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/ontology-mismatch-0) 

  
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**Information &amp; Communication Dictionary**

 
Definition

A conceptual incompatibility between controlled vocabularies, taxonomies or formal ontologies—arising from differences in granularity, scope, definition, modeling choices or underlying worldview—that prevents reliable one‑to‑one semantic alignment or causes lossy or ambiguous mappings.