entity
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Medieval Latin entitas < Latin, present participle of esse, "to be".
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈen.tɪ.ti/, SAMPA: /"EntI.tI/
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[edit] Noun
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entity (plural entities)
- That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
- An existent something that has the properties of being real, and having a real existence.
- (computing) An organized array or set of individual elements or parts.
- The state or quality of being or existence.
- The group successfully maintains its tribal entity.
- Quotation: The policy of the government of the United States is to seek . . . to preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity -- G.F.Kennan
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:entity
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[edit] Translations
Something or somebody that exists as an individual unit
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organized array or set of individual elements or parts
Being; existence
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