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Meaning of 'identity'
Meaning of 'identity' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Identity 
[ n.]
- The state or quality of being identical, or the same;
sameness. [ 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.
- An identical equation.
Meaning of 'identity' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. identity [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
- the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
Example in sentence:
- geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it;
- it was too dark to determine his identity;
- she guessed the identity of his lover
Meaning (2):
- an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates
- an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates
Example in sentence:
- the identity under numerical multiplication is 1
Meaning (3):
- exact sameness
- exact sameness
Example in sentence:
- they shared an identity of interests
Meaning (4):
- the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
- the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
Example in sentence:
- you can lose your identity when you join the army
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