Background for identities

identities

/aɪˈdɛntɪtiz/ /ɪˈdɛntɪtiz/

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noun

Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.

Examples :

"The police were investigating if the fingerprints found at both crime scenes could confirm the identities of the suspects. "

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noun

Examples :

"The students explored their identities through writing about their family histories and cultural traditions. "

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A name or persona—a mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known.

Examples :

"This criminal has taken on several identities."

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An equation which always holds true regardless of the choice of input variables.

Examples :

"In math class, we learned about trigonometric identities, like sin²(x) + cos²(x) = 1, which are equations that are always true, no matter what value you substitute for 'x'. "

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Any function which maps all elements of its domain to themselves.

Examples :

"The function that assigns each student to their own unique student ID number is an example of an identity function. "

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An element of an algebraic structure which, when applied to another element under an operation in that structure, yields this second element.

Examples :

"In multiplication, the numbers 1 and -1 are considered multiplicative identities because multiplying any number by them results in the same number (or its negative, in the case of -1). "

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A well-known or famous person.

Examples :

"2013 April 4, "Cricket identities consult lawyers", New Zealand Herald"

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