Identity

  • 1Identity — may refer to:Philosophy* Identity (philosophy), the sameness of two things * Identity theory of mind, in the philosophy of mind, holds that the mind is identical to the brain * Personal identity (philosophy) * Identity (social science) * Identity …

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  • 2Identity 2.0 — Identity 2.0, also called digital identity, is the anticipated revolution of identity verification on the internet using emerging user centric technologies such as Information Cards or OpenID. Identity 2.0 stems from the Web 2.0 theory of the… …

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  • 3identity — iden·ti·ty n pl ties 1: sameness of essential character or aspect collateral estoppel requires identity of the issues and the parties 2 a: separate or distinct existence when movables lose their identity or become an integral part of the… …

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  • 4identity — UK US /aɪˈdentəti/ noun [C or U] (plural identities) ► the reputation, characteristics, etc. of a person or organization that makes the public think about them in a particular way: »Companies often spend a fortune on branding in their attempts to …

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  • 5Identity — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La expresión Identity puede referirse a: El álbum de música Identity, de Zee, editado en 1993. El programa de televisión Identity Obtenido de Identity Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación …

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  • 6Identity — I*den ti*ty, n.; pl. {Identities}. [F. identit[ e], 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. [1913 Webster] Identity is… …

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  • 7identity — (n.) c.1600, sameness, oneness, from M.Fr. identité (14c.), from L.L. (5c.) identitatem (nom. identitas) sameness, from ident , comb. form of L. idem (neut.) the same (see IDENTICAL (Cf. identical)); abstracted from identidem over and over, from… …

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  • 8identity — [n1] person’s individuality character, circumstances, coherence, distinctiveness, existence, identification, integrity, ipseity, name, oneness, particularity, personality, self, selfdom, selfhood, selfness, singleness, singularity, status,… …

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  • 9identity — [ī den′tə tē] n. pl. identities [Fr identité < LL identitas, coined (prob. infl. by LL essentitas, essence) < L idem, the same, akin to Sans idám, the same < IE base * e , *ei , he, that > Sans ayám, OIr ē, Goth is, he] 1. the… …

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  • 10identity — ► NOUN (pl. identities) 1) the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. 2) the characteristics determining this. 3) a close similarity or affinity. 4) Mathematics an equation expressing the equality of two expressions for all values of the …

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