Glossary
Entity
The real-world business, person or organization a name refers to. Consistent identity matters when matching answers to the intended subject.
In practice
Two companies sharing a name need location or domain evidence to distinguish them.
This is Outrigger’s working definition. Always check a study’s operational definition before comparing its findings with another study.
Read in context
Related term: Entity resolution.
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