identical

== English == === Etymology === From identic +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/, /aɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/ Hyphenation: i‧den‧ti‧cal === Adjective === identical (comparative more identical, superlative most identical) (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. ==== Usage notes ==== In mathematics, this adjective can be used in phrases like “A and B are identical”, “A is identical to B”, and, less commonly, “A is identical with B”. ==== Synonyms ==== (bearing full likeness): same (selfsame): same, selfsame (sharing same genetic code): monozygotic, monovular ==== Antonyms ==== contrasting different distinct non-identical ==== Coordinate terms ==== (of twins): dizygotic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === identical (plural identicals) (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". ==== Derived terms ==== indiscernibility of identicals === References === “identical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “identical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “identical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === ctenidial, diclinate, dinetical