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# identical

adjective (identical)

«identical» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Identical means exactly the same in every way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/#m1)
2. Identical twins are two babies born together who look almost exactly alike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school maths: things all the same, so they share one size, price or weight; equal parts; identical shapes are congruent. In science: identical twins share the same genes. In everyday life: «Your bags are identical!». Phrases: «identical to», «identical twins», «almost identical».

### Examples

- 5 identical boxes weigh 20 kg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/#x1)
- She buys 3 identical pens for 6 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/#x2)
- The square is cut into 4 identical parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/#x3)
- How much does one of the identical bags weigh? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/#x4)
- The twins are identical, so it is hard to tell them apart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/#x5)
- No two snowflakes are identical. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/#x6)
- Her answer was identical to mine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/#x7)
- The two triangles are identical in shape and size. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/#x8)
- This is almost identical with Uncle Remus's story of how the rabbit robbed the fox of his game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/#x9)

### Note

«Identical to» or «identical with». Maths: tells you all the items are equal, so you may divide the total equally or multiply one. Trap: «identical» in shape does not mean the same position or colour unless it says so.

## In Jewish tradition

In school maths: things all the same, so they share one size, price or weight; equal parts; identical shapes are congruent. In science: identical twins share the same genes. In everyday life: «Your bags are identical!». Phrases: «identical to», «identical twins», «almost identical».

### Examples

- It is identical in form with the letter , ("\> ol the Arabic alpha- bet. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/identical/#x1)
- nary in which a large number of the characters are identical with the Libyan and Tilinagh. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/identical/#x2)
- Klyce (f/ni- verse 1921 para. 43 f) advances the view that zero and infinity are logically identical. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/identical/#x3)

### Note

«Identical to» or «identical with». Maths: tells you all the items are equal, so you may divide the total equally or multiply one. Trap: «identical» in shape does not mean the same position or colour unless it says so.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «identical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «identical» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/identical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«identical» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/identical.html) on Mova free.