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6 entries found for identity.
i·den·ti·ty Audio pronunciation of identity ( P ) Pronunciation
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n. pl. i·den·ti·ties
1. The collective aspect of the set of characteristics by which a
thing is definitively recognizable or known: "If the broadcast group
is the financial guts of the company, the news division is its public
identity" (Bill Powell).
2. The set of behavioral or personal characteristics by which an
individual is recognizable as a member of a group.
3. The quality or condition of being the same as something else.
4. The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a
persisting entity; individuality.
5. Mathematics.
1. An equation that is satisfied by any number that replaces
the letter for which the equation is defined.
2. Identity element.