identical

Everyday

1. Identical means exactly the same in every way. tree →
2. Identical twins are two babies born together who look almost exactly alike. tree →

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 →
• She buys 3 identical pens for 6 dollars. tree →
• The square is cut into 4 identical parts. tree →
• How much does one of the identical bags weigh? tree →
• The twins are identical, so it is hard to tell them apart. tree →
• No two snowflakes are identical. tree →
• Her answer was identical to mine. tree →
• The two triangles are identical in shape and size. tree →
• This is almost identical with Uncle Remus's story of how the rabbit robbed the fox of his game. tree →

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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →

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.