ENTITY

entity

(noun) that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

entity (plural entities)

That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.

The existence of something considered apart from its properties.

(databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, an organised array or set of individual elements or parts.

The state or quality of being or existence.

A visual image of a spirit.

Synonyms

• See also entity

Source: Wiktionary


En"ti*ty, n.; pl. Entities. Etym: [LL. entitas, fr. L. ens, entis, thing, prop. p. pr. of esse to be: cf. F. entité. See Essence, Is.]

Definition: A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence. Self-subsisting entities, such as our own personality. Shairp. Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative signification. Bentley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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