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identical

iden·ti·cal

UK/ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/ US/aɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/ fairly common

adjective

1.

exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different

  • “rows of identical houses”
  • “cars identical except for their license plates”
  • “they wore indistinguishable hats”
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2.

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.

(of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum

  • “identical twins are monovular”
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4.

having properties with uniform values along all axes

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5.

coinciding exactly when superimposed

  • “identical triangles”
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Origin

From identic + -al.

Phrases

  • identical by descent
  • identical by state
  • identical twin
  • indiscernibility of identicals

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