| identical | (adj) exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different, Syn. indistinguishable, Example: rows of identical houses; cars identical except for their license plates; they wore indistinguishable hats | | identical | (adj) being the exact same one; not any other:, Syn. very, selfsame, Example: this is the identical room we stayed in before; the themes of his stories are one and the same; saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers; on this very spot; the very thing he said yesterday; the very man I want to see | | identical | (adj) (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum, Syn. monovular, Ant. fraternal, Example: identical twins are monovular | | identical | (adj) having properties with uniform values along all axes | | identical | (adj) coinciding exactly when superimposed, Syn. superposable, Example: identical triangles | | identically | (adv) with complete identity; in an identical manner, Example: he is fitted with an identically similar one | | identical twin | (n) either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material), Syn. monozygotic twin, monozygous twin | | identifiable | (adj) capable of being identified, Ant. unidentifiable | | identifiably | (adv) in an identifiable manner, Example: they were identifiably different | | identification | (n) evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing |
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| Identic | a. Identical. [ Obs. ] Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Identical | a. [ Cf. F. identique. See Identity. ] 1. The same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the identical person or thing. [ 1913 Webster ] I can not remember a thing that happened a year ago, without a conviction . . . that I, the same identical person who now remember that event, did then exist. Reid. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Uttering sameness or the same truth; expressing in the predicate what is given, or obviously implied, in the subject; tautological. [ 1913 Webster ] When you say body is solid, I say that you make an identical proposition, because it is impossible to have the idea of body without that of solidity. Fleming. [ 1913 Webster ]
Identical equation (Alg.), an equation which is true for all values of the algebraic symbols which enter into it. [ 1913 Webster ]
| | Identical | { }, a. In diplomacy (esp. in the form identic), precisely agreeing in sentiment or opinion and form or manner of expression; -- applied to concerted action or language which is used by two or more governments in treating with another government. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] Variants: Identic | | Identically | adv. In an identical manner; with respect to identity. “Identically the same.” Bp. Warburton. “Identically different.” Ross. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Identicalness | n. The quality or state of being identical; sameness. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Identifiable | a. Capable of being identified. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Identification | n. [ Cf. F. identification. ] The act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified. [ 1913 Webster ] | | identified | adj. recognized; having the identity established. [ WordNet 1.5 ] | | Identify | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Identified p. pr. & vb. n. Identifying ] [ Cf. F. identifier. See Identity, and -fy. ] 1. To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as to make one; to treat as being one or having the same purpose or effect; to consider as the same in any relation. [ 1913 Webster ] Every precaution is taken to identify the interests of the people and of the rulers. D. Ramsay. [ 1913 Webster ] Let us identify, let us incorporate ourselves with the people. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To establish the identity of; to prove to be the same with something described, claimed, or asserted; as, to identify stolen property. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Identify | v. i. 1. To become the same; to coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc. [ Obs. or R. ] 2. To coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc.; to associate oneself in name, goals, or feelings; usually used with with; as, he identified with the grief she felt at her father's death. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] An enlightened self-interest, which, when well understood, they tell us will identify with an interest more enlarged and public. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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