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An entity is a variable, structured binding, result binding, function, enumerator, type, type alias, non-static data member, bit-field, template, namespace, namespace alias, template parameter, function parameter, orinit-capture.

The underlying entity of an entity is that entity unless otherwise specified.

A name denotes the underlying entity of the entity declared by each declaration that introduces the name.

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Type aliases and namespace aliases have underlying entities that are distinct from themselves.

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