abstract entity

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abstract entity - a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

abstraction

entity - that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

psychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organism

attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

quantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

otherworld - an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality

set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"

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