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Definition of Entity
1. Noun. That which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving).
Definition of Entity
1. n. A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence.
Definition of Entity
1. Noun. That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form. ¹
2. Noun. An existent something that has the properties of being real, and having a real existence. ¹
3. Noun. (computing) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, an organized array or set of individual elements or parts. ¹
4. Noun. The state or quality of being or existence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Entity
1. something that has a real existence [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Entity
1. An independent thing; that which contains in itself all the conditions essential to individuality; that which forms of itself a complete whole; medically, denoting a separate and distinct disease or condition. Origin: L. Ens (ent-), being, pres. P. Of esse, to be (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Entity
Literary usage of Entity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. General Explanation of Tax Legislation Enacted in 1998: Report of the Joint edited by William Roth, Bill Archer (2000)
"Thus, if on March 26, 1998, and at all times thereafter, a stapled entity has a
binding written contract to buy 10-percent or more of the stock of a ..."
2. The Fundamentals of Accounting by William Morse Cole, Anne Elizabeth Geddes (1921)
"Business as an entity. There is another general approach to the method of double
entry, substituting for the idea of constantly changing proprietorship, ..."
3. Elements of the Law of Partnership by Floyd Russell Mechem (1920)
"Is a partnership a distinct entity?—A partnership is sometimes said to be a
distinct entity or legal person separate and distinct from the persons composing ..."
4. The Historical Magazine and Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities by John Gilmary Shea, Henry Reed Stiles (1873)
"The notions that have commonly been received -of entity, is thitt which is
generally apprehended of solidity, solidity is thought to exclud a vacuum, ..."
5. The New Realism: Coöperative Studies in Philosophy by Edwin Bissell Holt (1912)
"A first entity may acquire dependence on a second entity. ... A. In the first
place, a simple entity, o, may enter into a complex which is dependent on a ..."
6. The New Realism: Coöperative Studies in Philosophy by Edwin Bissell Holt, Walter Taylor Marvin, William Pepperell Montague, Ralph Barton Perry, Walter B. Pitkin, Edward Gleason Spaulding (1912)
"A first entity may acquire dependence on a second entity. ... A. In the first
place, a simple entity, a, may enter into a complex which is dependent on a ..."
7. The Settlement Idea: A Vision of Social Justice by Arthur Cort Holden (1922)
"The United States is probably the largest political unit which may be called a
social entity. Certainly at the present writing it is doubtful whether Russia ..."
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