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

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. identical, indistinguishable(adj)

   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)(adj)

   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, monovular(adj)

   (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum

   "identical twins are monovular"

4. identical(adj)

   having properties with uniform values along all axes

5. identical, superposable(adj)

   coinciding exactly when superimposed

   "identical triangles"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. identical(Noun)

   Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.

2. identical(Adjective)

   Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.

3. identical(Adjective)

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

4. identical(Adjective)

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

5. identical(Adjective)

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

6. identical(Adjective)

   Exactly equivalent.

7. identical(Adjective)

   Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Identical(adj)

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

2. Identical(adj)

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

Origin: [Cf. F. identique. See Identity.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

2. Adjectives Frequency

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

How to pronounce identical?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Kaleigh Morin:

   This is a truffle fry, it’s like identical.

2. Savitri Kumar:

   This is the very first set of identical triplets I have ever seen.

3. Michel Sapin:

   Treatment has to be as identical as possible and that's why we are fighting.

4. Ronald Krotoszynski:

   It's not just that the words are similar, in some respects, the words are identical.

5. William James:

   Only necessity understood, and bondage to the highest is identical with true freedom.

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