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# identically

adverb (identically)

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

## Everyday

In exactly the same way; with no differences. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identically/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths: two shapes that are identically sized are congruent; numbers written identically are the same. In science: experiments must be done identically to be a fair test. In everyday life: twins dressed identically. Phrase: identically dressed.

### Examples

- The twins were dressed identically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identically/#x1)
- Do both tests identically so it is fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identically/#x2)
- The two triangles are identically shaped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identically/#x3)
- All the cupcakes were decorated identically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identically/#x4)
- The robots moved identically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identically/#x5)
- The two copies were printed identically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identically/#x6)

### Note

From identical + -ly. Note the spelling: -ically. Similar: exactly the same, alike. In a maths problem, «identically» means the amounts are equal.

## On Mova

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