identification

Everyday

1. Something that proves who you are, such as a card or passport; short form ID. tree →
2. The act of finding out or naming what something or someone is, as in «identification of a bird». tree →
3. A feeling of being like someone and understanding them. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons, «identification» keys help pupils name leaves, insects and rocks. In everyday safety: adults show identification at banks and airports; children may wear ID bracelets. In stories, police make an identification of a suspect. Phrases: proof of identification, photo ID, identification key.

Examples

• Please bring a form of identification. tree →
• We used an identification key to name the minibeasts. tree →
• The police asked for his identification. tree →
• Bird identification is easier with binoculars. tree →
• Dogs have a microchip for identification. tree →
• My passport is my photo identification. tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable. Verb: identify (identifies, identified). Short form: ID. Spelling: identi-fic-ation, from «identify».

In Jewish tradition

In science lessons, «identification» keys help pupils name leaves, insects and rocks. In everyday safety: adults show identification at banks and airports; children may wear ID bracelets. In stories, police make an identification of a suspect. Phrases: proof of identification, photo ID, identification key.

Examples

• And these are the Twelve Leaders in the Person: two hands, two legs, two kidneys, spleen, liver, gall, rumen, abomasum, craw. [note 2: Identification of the latter four terms is very strange. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• The key to the complete identification of the philosophy of Pythagoras with that of the Sefer Yetzira as interpreted in this thesis is the Zero. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable. Verb: identify (identifies, identified). Short form: ID. Spelling: identi-fic-ation, from «identify».