Entity
An entity is something that exists in itself, actually or potentially, concretely or abstractly, physically or not.
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Description
In general, there is no presumption that an entity is animate.
It need not be of material existence.
Abstractions and legal fictions are usually regarded as entities.
The word may refer, for example, to:
- Bucephalus, the horse of Alexander the Great
- To a stone
- To a cardinal number
- To a language
- To ghosts or other spirits
Entitative
The word entitative is the adjective form of the noun entity.
Something that is entitative is considered in its own right.
Ontology
In philosophy, ontology is about the recognition of entities.
Etymology
The words ontic and entity are derived respectively from the ancient Greek and Latin present participles that mean 'being'.
HTML entities
In HTML, an entity is a code snippet (e.g., "®" for "Registered Trademark") which is interpreted by web browsers to display special characters.
See Entity (HTML).
See also
External links
- Entity @ Wikipedia
- List of XML and HTML character entity references @ Wikipedia
