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ENTITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
That which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
Classified under:
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entity"):
physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
abstract entity; abstraction (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
thing (an entity that is not named specifically)
Context examples:
Biochemical Activity Level is a measurable amount of a specific function or role performed by a biological entity in a Biophysical Process, Biochemical Reaction, or Biochemical Process.
(Biochemical Activity Level, NCI Thesaurus)
A derived unit expressed as a number of entities or quantity in millions per unit of volume equal to one microliter.
(Million per Microliter, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of measurement equal to 10 to the twelfth power of the number of entities per unit of volume equal to one liter.
(Million per Microliter, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
These analyses enable the quantification of thermal, electrical and mechanical parameters of these entities.
(Nanoparticle Physical Characterization, NCI Thesaurus)
A series of analytical methods that provide information about nanoscale entities such as composition, structure and defects.
(Nanoparticle Characterization, NCI Thesaurus)
The classification of discrete nanoparticle entities.
(Nanoparticle Type, NCI Thesaurus)
A provisional entity describing precursor lymphoid neoplasms that express CD56 and immature T-cell markers, lack B-lymphoid and myeloid markers, and have the immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes in the germline configuration.
(Natural Killer Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The terminology entities that represent the elements that form and define the NCI Thesaurus.
(NCI Thesaurus Entity, NCI Thesaurus)
A coded value specifying the non-unique textual identifier for the entity.
(Name Code, NCI Thesaurus)
This group of disorders also includes the entity transient abnormal myelopoiesis which occurs in neonates and is associated with GATA1 gene mutation.
(Myeloid Proliferations Related to Down Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
