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entity
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entity

In a database, anything about which information can be stored; for example, a person, concept, physical object or event. Typically refers to a record structure.


entity
something having real or distinct existence; a thing, esp when considered as independent of other things


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Rabbi and author Harold Kushner said, "The soul is not a physical entity, but instead refers to everything about us that is not physical--our values, memories, identity, sense of humour.
As the product of human behaviour, social entities are often unpredictable and possess little of the repeatable, systematic nature of a physical entity such as distance or weight.
In scientific articles, authors need to refer most of the time to the virus as a physical entity rather than as a member of a taxonomic class.
 
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