Definition of Identety
I*den"ti*ty (?), n.; pl.
Identities (#). [F. identité, LL.
identitas, fr. L. idem the same, from the root of
is he, that; cf. Skr. idam this. Cf. Item.]
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A name or persona by which one is known.
This criminal has taken on several identities
- Knowledge of who one is.
I've been through so many changes, I have no sense of identity.
This nation has a strong identity.
- (Computing) Any function which maps all elements of its domain to themselves.
- (algebra) An element of an algebraic structure which, when applied to another element under an operation in that structure, yields this, second element.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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