Thesaurus: identity

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1. n. The state or quality of being identical, or the same; sameness.
2. n. The condition of being the same with something described or asserted, or of possessing a character claimed; as, to establish the identity of stolen goods.
3. n. An identical equation.
4. n. the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
5. n. the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
6. n. an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates
7. n. exact sameness
8. 1. The state or quality of being identical, or the same; sameness. Identity is a relation between our cognitions of a thing, not between things themselves. Sir W. Hamilton. 2. The condition of being the same with something described or asserted, or of possessing a character claimed; as, to establish the identity of stolen goods. 3. (Math.) An identical equation.
9. n:100 n. the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity n. the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known n. an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates n. exact sameness