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Identity (?), n.; pl. Identities (#). [F. identité, LL. identitas, fr. L. idem the same, from the root of is he, that; cf. Skr. idam this.  Cf. Item.]
1. The state or quality of being identical, or the same; sameness.

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Identity is a relation between our cognitions of a thing, not between things themselves. Sir W. Hamilton.

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2. The condition of being the same with something described or asserted, or of possessing a character claimed; as, “to establish the identity of stolen goods”.

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3. (Math.) An identical equation.

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