เอกลักษณ์, ในเซต S และโอเปอเรชัน * ถ้ามี e Î S แล้ว สำหรับ a ทุกตัวที่อยู่ใน S ถ้า a * e = a = e * a เรียก e ว่าเป็นเอกลักษณ์สำหรับโอเปอเรชัน * ของเซต S [พจนานุกรมศัพท์ สสวท.]
(n) the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity, Syn.personal identity, individuality, Example: you can lose your identity when you join the army
(n) the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known, Example: geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it; it was too dark to determine his identity; she guessed the identity of his lover
(n) an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates, Syn.identity element, identity operator, Example: the identity under numerical multiplication is 1
(n) distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society
(n) the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n.; pl.Identities [ F. identité, 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 a relation between our cognitions of a thing, not between things themselves. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The condition of being the same with something described or asserted, or of possessing a character claimed; as, to establish the identity of stolen goods. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Math.) An identical equation. [ 1913 Webster ]
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