noun

entity

entity, being, organisation

The company is a separate legal entity.

The company is a separate legal entity.

Is the mind a separate entity from the body?

Is the mind a separate entity from the body?

a separate ((entity)) something that exists apart from other things The company is a separate legal entity.

Synonyms: being, organisation, body, existence

From Latin 'entitas', from 'ens' meaning 'being' or 'existing'. Related to 'essence'.

Think of an 'entity' as something that has its own 'identity'.

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