Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition.
-A person,place,object,event or concept in the user environment about which the organization wishes to maintain data.
A)entity
B)entity type
C)attribute
D)multivalued attribute
E)entity instance
F)supertype
G)subtype

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An entity represents a person, place, object, event, or concept in the user environment about which the organization wishes to maintain data.

B)entity type 
 An entity type defines a category of entities that have the same attributes.

C)attribute 
 An attribute is a characteristic or property of an entity or entity type.

D)multivalued attribute 
 A multivalued attribute is an attribute that can have multiple values for a single entity or entity instance.

E)entity instance 
 An entity instance represents a unique occurrence of an entity type.

F)supertype 
 A supertype is a generic entity type that contains a set of common attributes that can be inherited by one or more subtypes.

G)subtype
 A subtype is a specialized entity type that inherits some or all of its attributes from a supertype.

Match Each of the Following Terms with Its Corresponding Definition