The phrase "a distinct entity in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that is clearly defined or separate within a particular context or field.
Example: "In the study of biology, a distinct entity in the ecosystem is the role of decomposers."
Alternatives: "a separate component in" or "a unique element in".
Chronic fatigue syndrome was first identified as a distinct entity in the 1980s.
In 2004, the WHO Committee on Thyroid Tumours agreed to recognize PDTCs as a distinct entity in thyroid follicular cell tumourigenesis.
Though not a distinct entity in this particular paper, the discussion is the place where authors explain their interpretation of their data and how it reflects on their hypothesis or informs their question.
Every object segmented from a reconstruction is included as a distinct entity in the database along with measurements such as volume, surface area, diameter, and length and amount of protein labeling, allowing the querying of image-specific attributes.
Studies show that each year 2.5% of episodic migraine disease converts into chronic migraine [3] which appears as a distinct entity in the classification of the International Headache Society.
MA was well recognised as a distinct entity in 1988 and was subsequently considered to be a separate entity [ 3].
It has been argued quite convincingly that NV is a distinct entity, important in its own right[18, 103, 200], which may turn out to be even bigger than the current SDN fad sweeping the networking community[103].
Until recently, it was not well established as a distinct entity, especially in the literature from the United States.
About 5-155-15%patientsentshowow a familial occurrence, and fPTC is recognized as a distinct entity only in recent years [ 1, 2].
It was such a liability, in fact, that Pharmacia spit out its slow-growing agricultural business as a distinct entity called Monsanto in October 2000.
Surface lesions of bones in children comprise a distinct entity and differ from those in adults.
