Entity
noun
Something that exists by itself, separate from other things.
A human being is a complex entity.
Often appears as...
- business entity
- separate entity
noun
In computing, an entity is a single unit of data, like a person or a record in a database.
Each student in the database is represented by an entity.
Often appears as...
- data entity
- database entity
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Technical
noun
In law, an entity is a group of people, like a corporation or state, that is considered a single unit by the law.
The corporation, as a legal entity, is responsible for its actions.
Often appears as...
- legal entity
- corporate entity
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noun
In philosophy, an entity is a thing with distinct and independent existence.
Metaphysics is concerned with the nature of entities and their existence.
Often appears as...
- physical entity
- abstract entity
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Academic
noun
Something that exists by itself, separate from other things.
A human being is a complex entity.
Often appears as...
- business entity
- separate entity
noun
In computing, an entity is a single unit of data, like a person or a record in a database.
Each student in the database is represented by an entity.
Often appears as...
- data entity
- database entity
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In law, an entity is a group of people, like a corporation or state, that is considered a single unit by the law.
The corporation, as a legal entity, is responsible for its actions.
Often appears as...
- legal entity
- corporate entity
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In philosophy, an entity is a thing with distinct and independent existence.
Metaphysics is concerned with the nature of entities and their existence.
Often appears as...
- physical entity
- abstract entity
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Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Independence Emphasis
Use 'entity' to stress that something operates independently.
The university is an autonomous entity within the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
An entity doesn't always have to be physical; it can be conceptual.
Happiness can be considered an abstract entity.
Pro Tip 3/3Personification
Sometimes non-human things are described as 'entities' to personify them.
The storm system is a fast-moving entity.
Pro Tip 1/3Independence Emphasis
Use 'entity' to stress that something operates independently.
The university is an autonomous entity within the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
An entity doesn't always have to be physical; it can be conceptual.
Happiness can be considered an abstract entity.
Pro Tip 3/3Personification
Sometimes non-human things are described as 'entities' to personify them.
The storm system is a fast-moving entity.
Pro Tip 1/3Independence Emphasis
Use 'entity' to stress that something operates independently.
The university is an autonomous entity within the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
An entity doesn't always have to be physical; it can be conceptual.
Happiness can be considered an abstract entity.
Pro Tip 3/3Personification
Sometimes non-human things are described as 'entities' to personify them.
The storm system is a fast-moving entity.
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The science of symmetry...
from tangible things like butterflies, to abstract entities like geometric shapes. So, what does it mean for an object to be symmetric? Here's the a symmetry is a transformation that leaves that object unchanged. Okay, that sounds a bit abstract, so let's unpack it. It will help to look at a particular example,
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The terrors of sleep...
sleep paralysis regularly and it may be linked to sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, many who experience an episode of sleep paralysis do so infrequently, perhaps only once in a lifetime. So you can rest easy, knowing that an evil entity is not trying to haunt, possess, strangle, or suffocate you.
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
you put them together, and you create a watch. Now if everything else in the universe is like this, why are we different? Why think of ourselves as somehow not just being a collection of all our parts, but somehow being a separate, permanent entity which has those parts?
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TED2015 in review PIPE...
ideas but we especially come here for the free material goods who among us does not remember the line for the gift cave it was a little something like this we're just trying to get a seat here it's very very special I represents an entity known as cultivated wit I am its
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Making sense of string...
The different particles are responsible for all the richness in the world around us. And there you see unification, because matter particles, electrons and quarks, radiation particles, photons, gravitons, are all built up from one entity.
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What coronavirus means...
and a lot of the world will not get that money in credit. So there will be a big differentiation as to which entities benefit and which entities don't. And there will be a big collaboration as to how we will deal with that bill
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Black Holes 101 PIPE...
the most fascinating objects in our universe, and also the most mysterious. A black hole is a region in space where the force of gravity is so strong, not even light, the fastest known entity in our universe, can escape.
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Bilal Bomani: Plant...
Do not use arable land. Because crops are already growing on that land that's very scarce around the world. Number Don't compete with food crops. That's already a well established entity, they don't need another entry.
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String theory - Brian...
in the world around us and there you see unification because matter particles electrons and quarks radiation particles photons gravitons are all built up from one entity so matter and the forces of
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Why humans run the world...
To conclude, We humans control the world because we live in a dual reality. All other animals live in an objective reality. Their reality consists of objective entities,
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The science of symmetry...
from tangible things like butterflies, to abstract entities like geometric shapes. So, what does it mean for an object to be symmetric? Here's the a symmetry is a transformation that leaves that object unchanged. Okay, that sounds a bit abstract, so let's unpack it. It will help to look at a particular example,
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The terrors of sleep...
sleep paralysis regularly and it may be linked to sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, many who experience an episode of sleep paralysis do so infrequently, perhaps only once in a lifetime. So you can rest easy, knowing that an evil entity is not trying to haunt, possess, strangle, or suffocate you.
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
you put them together, and you create a watch. Now if everything else in the universe is like this, why are we different? Why think of ourselves as somehow not just being a collection of all our parts, but somehow being a separate, permanent entity which has those parts?
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TED2015 in review PIPE...
ideas but we especially come here for the free material goods who among us does not remember the line for the gift cave it was a little something like this we're just trying to get a seat here it's very very special I represents an entity known as cultivated wit I am its
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Making sense of string...
The different particles are responsible for all the richness in the world around us. And there you see unification, because matter particles, electrons and quarks, radiation particles, photons, gravitons, are all built up from one entity.
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What coronavirus means...
and a lot of the world will not get that money in credit. So there will be a big differentiation as to which entities benefit and which entities don't. And there will be a big collaboration as to how we will deal with that bill
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Black Holes 101 PIPE...
the most fascinating objects in our universe, and also the most mysterious. A black hole is a region in space where the force of gravity is so strong, not even light, the fastest known entity in our universe, can escape.
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Bilal Bomani: Plant...
Do not use arable land. Because crops are already growing on that land that's very scarce around the world. Number Don't compete with food crops. That's already a well established entity, they don't need another entry.
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String theory - Brian...
in the world around us and there you see unification because matter particles electrons and quarks radiation particles photons gravitons are all built up from one entity so matter and the forces of
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Why humans run the world...
To conclude, We humans control the world because we live in a dual reality. All other animals live in an objective reality. Their reality consists of objective entities,
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George Packer
American Novelist
Abstract sympathy with the working class as an economic entity is easy, but the feeling can vanish on contact with actual members of the group, who often arrive with disturbing beliefs and powerful resentments - who might not sound or look like people urban progressives want to know.
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Nina Garcia
Colombian Critic
What I loved about my partnership with 'Quarterly' was the fact that it bridges the online world with the real world. Sometimes we see these two worlds as separate entities, and to be able to establish a bridge is very exciting.
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Rebecca Traister
American Author
I'd spent my whole adult life considering myself an independent entity, my life filled by work and friends and family. Suddenly I had a male partner, someone I woke up with and went to sleep with every night.
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Herbie Hancock
American Musician
We need to put into practice the idea of embracing other cultures. We need to be shaping the kind of world we want to live in instead of waiting for someone else or some other entities to do it for us.
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Julie Foudy
American Athlete
In the end, we all seek one thing in life, regardless of gender: to be recognized for the hard work we have done and to leave our sport or business or entity in a better place than when we came in.
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Zac Posen
American Designer
As an object itself, to me, books today are such a rare entity - I want mine to be something where, if left on the kitchen table, a child could pick it up. It can visually tell a story.
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Greg Graffin
American Musician
As a scientist, of course, we have to believe there is no supernatural. There are only natural entities in the universe. And those are the things that we study as natural scientists.
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Richard Burr
American Politician
Apple exists as a corporate entity with the protections provided by U.S. laws, but it cannot be allowed to pick and choose when to abide by those laws as it sees fit.
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Jan Schakowsky
American Politician
Americans have a right to the security of their personal information, and the entities that hold personal information have a responsibility to protect it.
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Rem Koolhaas
Dutch Architect
We felt it was very important for an entity like CCTV to make its presence felt... To generate a space and to define a space, that is the main thing.
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George Packer
American Novelist
Abstract sympathy with the working class as an economic entity is easy, but the feeling can vanish on contact with actual members of the group, who often arrive with disturbing beliefs and powerful resentments - who might not sound or look like people urban progressives want to know.
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Nina Garcia
Colombian Critic
What I loved about my partnership with 'Quarterly' was the fact that it bridges the online world with the real world. Sometimes we see these two worlds as separate entities, and to be able to establish a bridge is very exciting.
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Rebecca Traister
American Author
I'd spent my whole adult life considering myself an independent entity, my life filled by work and friends and family. Suddenly I had a male partner, someone I woke up with and went to sleep with every night.
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Herbie Hancock
American Musician
We need to put into practice the idea of embracing other cultures. We need to be shaping the kind of world we want to live in instead of waiting for someone else or some other entities to do it for us.
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Julie Foudy
American Athlete
In the end, we all seek one thing in life, regardless of gender: to be recognized for the hard work we have done and to leave our sport or business or entity in a better place than when we came in.
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Zac Posen
American Designer
As an object itself, to me, books today are such a rare entity - I want mine to be something where, if left on the kitchen table, a child could pick it up. It can visually tell a story.
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Greg Graffin
American Musician
As a scientist, of course, we have to believe there is no supernatural. There are only natural entities in the universe. And those are the things that we study as natural scientists.
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Richard Burr
American Politician
Apple exists as a corporate entity with the protections provided by U.S. laws, but it cannot be allowed to pick and choose when to abide by those laws as it sees fit.
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Jan Schakowsky
American Politician
Americans have a right to the security of their personal information, and the entities that hold personal information have a responsibility to protect it.
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Rem Koolhaas
Dutch Architect
We felt it was very important for an entity like CCTV to make its presence felt... To generate a space and to define a space, that is the main thing.
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