identical
IPA: aɪdˈɛntɪkʌɫ
noun
- (usually pluralized, chiefly philosophy) Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.
- An identical twin.
- (poetry) A rhyme on the same syllable, such as "leave" and "believe".
adjective
- (not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
- (not comparable) Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.
- (not comparable, biology) Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.
- (not comparable, mathematics) Exactly equivalent.
- (comparable, rare) Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:identical.
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Examples of "identical" in Sentences
- The rest of the algorithm is identical.
- The phrasing and the cadence are identical.
- The file sizes are the same, the cover creases look identical.
- That its the same person is obvious from the identical rants on the userpages.