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

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

work go
activity directed toward making or doing something

investigation, investigating
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

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11 Subcategories

analysis go
an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
tally, count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning go
the act of counting
police work, police investigation go
the investigation of criminal activities
empiricism go
the application of empirical methods in any art or science
examination, scrutiny go
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
examination, testing go
the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
inquiry, enquiry go
a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
research go
systematic investigation to establish facts
search go
an investigation seeking answers
tabulation go
the act of putting into tabular form
tap, wiretap go
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information