Definition:Object

Definition
An object is a thing.

Everything that can be talked about in mathematics and logic can be referred to as an object.

Also see

 * Definition:Object Variable: a symbol used as a variable to refer to a general object.


 * Definition:Proper Name: a symbol used to identify a particular object.

Example
As an example, $3$ is the proper name for a particular object, in this case a number.

This particular number can also be identified by using, for example, the property: being the smallest positive odd prime number.

Also known as
, one of the first to consider such a basic abstraction, used the word thing.

Another word used in this context is entity.