types:
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
otherworld
an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality
set
(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
motivation,
motive,
need
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
state
the way something is with respect to its main attributes
form,
shape
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
time
the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
infinite,
space
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
event
something that happens at a given place and time
social relation
a relation between living organisms (especially between people)
publication
the communication of something to the public; making information generally known
human nature
the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings
trait
a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
character
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
thing
any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
personality
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
ballast
an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
ethos
(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
eidos
(anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group
quality
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
property
a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
chance,
probability
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
depth
the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense
quantum
(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
interval
a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
group,
mathematical group
a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
message
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
contagion,
infection
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
didacticism
communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
sign
a public display of a message
display
exhibiting openly in public view
expressive style,
style
a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
voice
something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
arrangement
an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
straggle
a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)
kingdom
a basic group of natural objects
biotic community,
community
(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
people
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
edition
all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
electron shell
a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom
ethnic group,
ethnos
people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
race
people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
association
(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
cloud,
swarm
a group of many things in the air or on the ground
universal set
(mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration
locus
the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions
subgroup
a distinct and often subordinate group within a group
subset
a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set
null set
a set that is empty; a set with no members
Mandelbrot set
a set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted; the set of all points in the complex plane that are bounded under a certain mathematical iteration
field
(mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1
root,
solution
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
population
a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
diagonal
(mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
varna
(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
circuit
(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
scheme,
system
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
series
a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
ownership
the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
document
a written account of ownership or obligation
economic value,
value
the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
cordage
the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
radical
(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
volume
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
proof
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
causality
the relation between causes and effects
human relationship,
relationship
a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)
function
a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
association
a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
foundation
the basis on which something is grounded
affinity,
kinship
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
control
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
comparison
relation based on similarities and differences
change
a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
intersection
a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
halogen
any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
media
the group of journalists and professionals involved in mass communications
meme
an amusing image, text, or video that spreads rapidly through social media
trait
a genetically determined or inherited characteristic
gender
members of one gender considered as a group