EntityCopies[entity,n]
represents n copies of entity.


EntityCopies
EntityCopies[entity,n]
represents n copies of entity.
Details

- An entity is generally specified as Entity[type,canonicalname]. A list of currently available entity types is given by EntityValue[].
- Entity expressions can be created by using the
interface.
- The number of copies n may be any positive integer.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (3)
Scope (4)
EntityCopies expressions can be used alongside regular entities in lists:
Extensive property values of EntityCopies yield the total value of all copies:
Since volume is extensive, the value for two basketballs is twice the volume of a single basketball:
Non-extensive property values of EntityCopies repeat their value for each copy:
Computed values of multiple copies of an entity may return a combination of total value plus a list of values for properties of differing type (i.e. some extensive and some not):
Generalizations & Extensions (1)
EntityValue treats an EntityGroup of n copies of an entity in the same way as EntityCopies[entity,n]:
Properties & Relations (3)
Extensive property values for no copies return 0:
Intensive property values for no copies return an empty list:
EntityCopies remains unevaluated for a single copy:
Operations on an EntityCopies expression containing a single copy are equivalent to those on a normal Entity:
Possible Issues (2)
Attempting to give an invalid entity count returns an appropriate form of Missing:
EntityCopies expressions can be returned in differing units than analogous quantities:
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2015), EntityCopies, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityCopies.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2015. "EntityCopies." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityCopies.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2015). EntityCopies. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityCopies.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_entitycopies, author="Wolfram Research", title="{EntityCopies}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityCopies.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_entitycopies, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={EntityCopies}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityCopies.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}