One that exists independently

• thing

  1. (--- Law) That which can be possessed or owned:
  2. Something referred to by a word, symbol, sign, or idea; a referent.
  3. (Informal) Used to refer to something with disapproval or contempt:

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  1. (--- Law) That which can be possessed or owned:
  2. Something referred to by a word, symbol, sign, or idea; a referent.
  3. (Informal) Used to refer to something with disapproval or contempt:

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• something

  1. An unspecified or undetermined amount or extent:
  2. A thing that is not definitely known, understood, or identified; some undetermined thing
  3. A remarkable or important thing or person:

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  1. An unspecified or undetermined amount or extent:
  2. A thing that is not definitely known, understood, or identified; some undetermined thing
  3. A remarkable or important thing or person:

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• object

  1. (Philosophy) Something intelligible or perceptible by the mind.
  2. Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing.
  3. A person or thing to which action, thought, or feeling is directed

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  1. (Philosophy) Something intelligible or perceptible by the mind.
  2. Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing.
  3. A person or thing to which action, thought, or feeling is directed

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• individual

  1. A single thing, being, or organism, esp., when regarded as a member of a class, species, group, etc.
  2. A person
  3. A human regarded as a distinctive or unique personality:

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  1. A single thing, being, or organism, esp., when regarded as a member of a class, species, group, etc.
  2. A person
  3. A human regarded as a distinctive or unique personality:

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• existent

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• existence

  1. The fact or state of continued being; life:
  2. A mode or manner of existing:
  3. A being; entity; thing that exists

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  1. The fact or state of continued being; life:
  2. A mode or manner of existing:
  3. A being; entity; thing that exists

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• being

  1. All the qualities constituting one that exists; the essence:
  2. The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
  3. A person:

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  1. All the qualities constituting one that exists; the essence:
  2. The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
  3. A person:

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An organized array of individual elements and parts forming and working as a unit

• whole

  1. A number, group, set, or thing lacking no part or element; a complete thing.
  2. A thing complete in itself, or a complete organization of integrated parts; a unity, entirety, or system
  3. An entity or system made up of interrelated parts:

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  1. A number, group, set, or thing lacking no part or element; a complete thing.
  2. A thing complete in itself, or a complete organization of integrated parts; a unity, entirety, or system
  3. An entity or system made up of interrelated parts:

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• totality

  1. An aggregate quantity obtained by addition
  2. The fact or condition of being total; entirety
  3. The quality or state of being total:

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  1. An aggregate quantity obtained by addition
  2. The fact or condition of being total; entirety
  3. The quality or state of being total:

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• system

  1. A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole.
  2. A network of structures and channels, as for communication, travel, or distribution:
  3. An organism as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions:

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  1. A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole.
  2. A network of structures and channels, as for communication, travel, or distribution:
  3. An organism as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions:

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• sum

  1. (--- Old-fashioned) A series of numbers to be added together, or any problem in arithmetic
  2. The limit of the sum of the first n terms of an infinite series as n grows indefinitely
  3. The whole amount; totality; aggregate

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  1. (--- Old-fashioned) A series of numbers to be added together, or any problem in arithmetic
  2. The limit of the sum of the first n terms of an infinite series as n grows indefinitely
  3. The whole amount; totality; aggregate

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• integral

  1. A definite integral.
  2. (Mathematics) A number computed by a limiting process in which the domain of a function, often an interval or planar region, is divided into arbitrarily small units, the value of the function at a point in each unit is multiplied by the linear or areal measurement of that unit, and all such products are summed.
  3. A whole

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  1. A definite integral.
  2. (Mathematics) A number computed by a limiting process in which the domain of a function, often an interval or planar region, is divided into arbitrarily small units, the value of the function at a point in each unit is multiplied by the linear or areal measurement of that unit, and all such products are summed.
  3. A whole

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The fact or state of existing or of being actual

• reality

  1. The quality of being true to life
  2. The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence.
  3. That which exists objectively and in fact:

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  1. The quality of being true to life
  2. The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence.
  3. That which exists objectively and in fact:

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• existence

  1. Specific presence; occurrence:
  2. All that exists:
  3. A mode or manner of existing:

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  1. Specific presence; occurrence:
  2. All that exists:
  3. A mode or manner of existing:

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• being

  1. (Philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
  2. All the qualities constituting one that exists; the essence:
  3. The state or fact of existing or living; existence or life

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  1. (Philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
  2. All the qualities constituting one that exists; the essence:
  3. The state or fact of existing or living; existence or life

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• actuality

  1. An actual thing or condition; fact
  2. (Historical) a short early motion picture
  3. The state or fact of being actual; reality.

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  1. An actual thing or condition; fact
  2. (Historical) a short early motion picture
  3. The state or fact of being actual; reality.

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Essence

• being

  1. All the qualities constituting one that exists; the essence:
  2. That which exists, can exist, or can be logically conceived
  3. The state or fact of existing or living; existence or life

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  1. All the qualities constituting one that exists; the essence:
  2. That which exists, can exist, or can be logically conceived
  3. The state or fact of existing or living; existence or life

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• actuality

  1. The state of existing; existence
  2. (Historical) a short early motion picture
  3. An actual thing or condition; fact

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  1. The state of existing; existence
  2. (Historical) a short early motion picture
  3. An actual thing or condition; fact

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• substance

  1. A drug, chemical, or other material (such as glue) that one is dependent on or uses habitually and that is often illegal or subject to government regulation:
  2. The physical matter of which a thing consists; material
  3. Material possessions; goods; wealth:

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  1. A drug, chemical, or other material (such as glue) that one is dependent on or uses habitually and that is often illegal or subject to government regulation:
  2. The physical matter of which a thing consists; material
  3. Material possessions; goods; wealth:

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• existence

  1. Specific presence; occurrence:
  2. All that exists:
  3. A mode or manner of existing:

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  1. Specific presence; occurrence:
  2. All that exists:
  3. A mode or manner of existing:

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Something real in itself

• article

  1. (Gram.) Any one of the words a, an, or the (and their equivalents in other languages), used as adjectives: a and an are the indefinite articles and the is the definite article
  2. An individual thing or element of a class; a particular object or item:
  3. A thing for sale; commodity

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  1. (Gram.) Any one of the words a, an, or the (and their equivalents in other languages), used as adjectives: a and an are the indefinite articles and the is the definite article
  2. An individual thing or element of a class; a particular object or item:
  3. A thing for sale; commodity

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• item

  1. A short piece in a newspaper or magazine.
  2. A single article or unit in a collection, enumeration, or series.
  3. An article; unit; separate thing; particular; entry in an account

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  1. A short piece in a newspaper or magazine.
  2. A single article or unit in a collection, enumeration, or series.
  3. An article; unit; separate thing; particular; entry in an account

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• object

  1. (Computers) A discrete item than can be selected and maneuvered, such as an onscreen graphic.
  2. Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing.
  3. A thing that can be seen or touched; material thing that occupies space

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  1. (Computers) A discrete item than can be selected and maneuvered, such as an onscreen graphic.
  2. Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing.
  3. A thing that can be seen or touched; material thing that occupies space

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• thing

  1. Possessions, including clothing; belongings:
  2. (Informal) A complex, often neurotic liking, fear, aversion, etc. with regard to some person, thing, or activity
  3. An object or entity that is not or cannot be named specifically:

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  1. Possessions, including clothing; belongings:
  2. (Informal) A complex, often neurotic liking, fear, aversion, etc. with regard to some person, thing, or activity
  3. An object or entity that is not or cannot be named specifically:

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