entitiesand

Entitiesand is a term used in information science and computational linguistics to describe the use of conjunctions with entities within data representations and retrieval processes. In its broad sense, entitiesand denotes frameworks, rules, or query patterns that require multiple entity criteria to be satisfied simultaneously, typically via a Boolean AND operation or its equivalent in a query language.

Origins and usage: The term does not have a single formal standard. It appears in educational materials, tutorials, and discussions about entity-centric search, knowledge graphs, and data modeling to illustrate how multiple entities can be specified together. Because of its informal status, its precise meaning can vary by context and discipline.

Applications: In search systems, an entitiesand filter retrieves records that meet all specified entity conditions. In knowledge graphs, it describes the intersection of entity sets defined by different properties or relations. In data integration and entity resolution, entitiesand concepts can guide rules for combining or distinguishing records based on multiple entity attributes.

Relation to related concepts: Entitiesand is related to conjunction, set intersection, and boolean search. It intersects with concepts such as entity resolution, ontology alignment, and query engineering, where criteria about multiple entities are combined to narrow results. See also: boolean logic, SPARQL and RDF, knowledge graphs, entity resolution, data modeling, query optimization.