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English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin entitas < Latin, present participle of esse, "to be".

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈen.tɪ.ti/,

Noun

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.
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 -- Wikipedia:George F. Kennan|G.F.Kennan

Derived terms

legal entity

Related terms

Translations

Finnish: itsenäinen kokonaisuus, entiteetti
Lithuanian: subjektas, esybė

Polish: jednostka , istnienie
Portuguese: entidade

Polish: istnienie

Portuguese: entidade

Polish: istnienie

: entidad
: entité

Category:Latin derivations

ar:entity et:entity fr:entity ko:entity io:entity it:entity lt:entity hu:entity pt:entity ru:entity simple:entity fi:entity ta:entity te:entity vi:entity tr:entity zh:entity

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Entity \En"ti*ty\, n.; pl. Entities. [LL. entitas, fr. L. ens,
entis, thing, prop. p. pr. of esse to be: cf. F. entit['e].
See Essence, Is.]
A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or
in fact; being; essence; existence.
[1913 Webster]

Self-subsisting entities, such as our own personality.
--Shairp.
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Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative
signification. --Bentley.
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WordNet entity
n : that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own
distinct existence (living or nonliving)

Moby Dictionary
an existence , article , being , body , creature , critter , ens ,
entelechy , esse , essence , existence , existent , individual , integer ,
integral , integrate , item , life , material , materiality , matter ,
module , monad , object , occurrence , organism , person , persona ,
personality , point , presence , quantity , quiddity , quintessence ,
single , singleton , something , soul , stuff , subsistence , substance ,
substantiality , sum , system , thing , totality , unit