What does identical mean?

Definitions for identical
aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn-iden·ti·cal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. identical, indistinguishableadjective

    exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different

    "rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats"

  2. identical, selfsame(a), very(a)adjective

    being the exact same one; not any other:

    "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"

  3. identical, monovularadjective

    (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum

    "identical twins are monovular"

  4. identicaladjective

    having properties with uniform values along all axes

  5. identical, superposableadjective

    coinciding exactly when superimposed

    "identical triangles"

Wiktionary

  1. identicalnoun

    Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.

  2. identicaladjective

    Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.

  3. identicaladjective

    Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.

  4. identicaladjective

    Having some particular qualities or characteristics in common, but not all of them.

  5. identicaladjective

    Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.

  6. identicaladjective

    Exactly equivalent.

  7. identicaladjective

    Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Identical, Identickadjective

    The same; implying the same thing; comprising the same idea.

    Etymology: identique, French.

    The beard's th' identick beard you knew,
    The same numerically true. Hudibras, p. ii.

    There majus is identical with magis. Matthew Hale, Origin of Man.

    Those ridiculous identical propositions, that faith is faith, and rule is a rule, are first principles in this controversy of the rule of faith, without which nothing can be solidly concluded either about rule or faith. John Tillotson, Sermons.

    If this pre-existent eternity is not compatible with a successive duration, as we clearly and distinctly perceive that it is not, then it remains, that some being, though infinitely above our finite comprehensions, must have had an identical, invariable continuance from all eternity, which being is no other than God. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

Wikipedia

  1. Identical

    Two things are identical if they are the same, see Identity (philosophy).

ChatGPT

  1. identical

    Identical refers to something being exactly the same in every detail, completely alike or equal, having all the characteristics in common. This term can apply to various contexts such as objects, individuals, concepts, or values.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Identicaladjective

    the same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the identical person or thing

  2. Identicaladjective

    uttering sameness or the same truth; expressing in the predicate what is given, or obviously implied, in the subject; tautological

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. identique. See Identity.]

Editors Contribution

  1. identical

    To agree exactly.

    The goals and aspirations are identical within our marriage therefore are easily achieved and we are focused on achieving them together.


    Submitted by MaryC on June 4, 2020  

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    Rank popularity for the word 'identical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4140

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'identical' in Adjectives Frequency: #564

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of identical in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of identical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of identical in a Sentence

  1. Akram Al Deek:

    Indeed, writing and identity are both identical: because they are never final and both demand constant editing.

  2. Eugene Botkin:

    My voluntary confinement here is restricted less by time than by my earthly existence. In essence I am dead -- dead for my children -- dead for my work ... I am dead but not yet buried, or buried alive -- whichever, the consequences are nearly identical ...

  3. Chuck Schumer:

    This issue transcends partisan politics, and I urge all senators -- Democrats and Republicans -- to support this resolution to terminate the president's emergency declaration when it comes up for a vote in the Senate, identical companion legislation to the House resolution will soon be introduced in the Senate.

  4. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

    I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the Stern Fact, the Sad Self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from.

  5. Mike Pompeo:

    The Iranian regime fired off a space launch vehicle today, such vehicles incorporate technologies that are virtually identical and interchangeable with those used in ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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