attribute vs abstract entity

attribute and abstract entity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attribute	Yes	No	Yes	No
abstract entity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abstract entity is a hypernym of attribute; that is, abstract entity is a word with a broader meaning than attribute:

attribute: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
abstract entity: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

Other hypernyms of attribute include abstraction.

attribute (noun)	abstract entity (noun)
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity	a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

attribute (verb)	abstract entity (verb)
attribute or credit to
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme