| 词条 | Entity |
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An entity is anything that claims independent existence (as opposed to merely being part of a whole), whether as a subject or as an object, actually or potentially, concretely or abstractly. The term is broad in scope and may refer to animals; natural features like mountains; inanimate objects like tables; abstractions like numbers or sets; human contrivances like laws, corporations and academic disciplines; or supernatural beings like Gods and spirits. The adjectival form is entitative and refers to something considered in its own right. EtymologyThe word entity is derived from the Latin entitas, which in turn derives from the Latin ens meaning "being" or "existing" (compare English essence). Entity may hence literally be taken to mean "thing which exists". In philosophy{{Main article|Ontology}}Ontology is the study of being, existence and the recognition of entities. The words ontic and entity are derived respectively from the ancient Greek and Latin present participles that mean "being". In law{{Main article|Legal person}}In law, a legal entity is an entity that is capable of bearing legal rights and obligations, such as a natural person or an artificial person (e.g. business entity or a corporate entity). In politics{{Main article|Polity}}In politics, entity is used as term for territorial divisions of some countries (e.g. Bosnia and Herzegovina). In medicine{{Main article|Medicine}}In medicine, a disease entity is an illness due to a particular definite cause or to a specific pathological process. While a disease entity is not defined by a syndrome, it may or may not be manifest in one or more particular syndromes. See also{{wikiquote}}
References{{Metaphysics}}{{Philosophy of language}}{{Authority control}}物 3 : Concepts in metaphysics|Data modeling diagrams|Objects |
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