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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

Medieval [[Latin]] entitas, from Latin ent-, ens [[existing]] [[thing]], from coined present participle of esse (see Essence) to be

Medieval [[Latin]] entitas, from Latin ent-, ens [[existing]] [[thing]], from coined present participle of esse (see Essence) to be

*Date: 1596 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16thcentury 16th Century])

*Date: 1596 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16thcentury 16th Century])

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 a : [[being]], [[existence]]; especially : independent, separate, or self-contained existence  

*1 a : [[being]], [[existence]]; especially : independent, separate, or self-contained existence  

An entity could be viewed as a set containing subsets. In [[philosophy]], such sets are said to be abstract objects.

An entity could be viewed as a set containing subsets. In [[philosophy]], such sets are said to be abstract objects.

Sometimes, the [[word]] entity is used in a general sense of a [[being]], whether or not the referent has material existence; e.g., is often referred to as an entity with no corporeal form, such as a [[language]]. It is also often used to refer to [[ghosts]] and other [[spirits]]. Taken further, entity sometimes refers to existence or being itself. For example, the former U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan once said that "the [[policy]] of the [[government]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitedstates United States] is to seek . . . to preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity."

Sometimes, the [[word]] entity is used in a general sense of a [[being]], whether or not the referent has material existence; e.g., is often referred to as an entity with no corporeal form, such as a [[language]]. It is also often used to refer to [[ghosts]] and other [[spirits]]. Taken further, entity sometimes refers to existence or being itself. For example, the former U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan once said that "the [[policy]] of the [[government]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitedstates United States] is to seek . . . to preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity."

The word entitative is the adjective form of the noun entity. Something that is entitative is "considered as pure entity; abstracted from all [[Context|circumstances]]", that is, regarded as entity alone, apart from attendant circumstances.

The word entitative is the adjective form of the noun entity. Something that is entitative is "considered as pure entity; abstracted from all [[Context|circumstances]]", that is, regarded as entity alone, apart from attendant circumstances.

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]