Entity vs. Gestalt

Entitynoun

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

Entitynoun

The existence of something considered apart from its properties.

Entitynoun

(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.

Entitynoun

The state or quality of being or existence.

Entitynoun

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

Entitynoun

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

Gestaltnoun

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)

Gestaltnoun

Shape, form

Gestaltnoun

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