Entity vs. Gestalt — What's the Difference?

A thing with distinct and independent existence

A physical, biological, psychological, or symbolic configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that its properties cannot be derived from a simple summation of its parts.

Something that exists as a particular and discrete unit

A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts, due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being)

The fact of existence; being.

Shape, form

The existence of something considered apart from its properties.

A configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts

That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.

The existence of something considered apart from its properties.

(databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, an organised array or set of individual elements or parts.

The state or quality of being or existence.

A spirit, ghost, or the like.

(science fiction) An alien lifeform that has no corporeal body.

A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence.

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