Entity

/ˈɛntɪti/

Meaning & Definition

noun

Something that exists as a particular and discrete unit.

The company is a legal entity that can own property.

An organization or institution that has its own existence.

The nonprofit entity works to improve education in the community.

In philosophy, an abstract thing regarded as a particular being or existence.

In metaphysics, every entity has properties that define its existence.

A distinct, separate, or independent existence.

Each student is considered an individual entity in the classroom.

A set of things that are grouped together or treated as one.

The city and its suburbs function as a single economic entity.

Late Middle English: from Latin 'entitas', from 'ens', 'ent-' (being).

corporate entity

A company or organization recognized by law as having rights and duties.

entity relationship

A conceptual representation of the relationships between entities in a system.

legal entity

An organization that has legal rights and obligations.

entity management

The process of administering and maintaining an organization's entities.

existence

The state of being, especially as distinguished from nonexistence.

being

That which lives or exists; a living creature.

A person or thing that is interesting or significant.

That guy over there is quite the entity at the party.