Identity vs. Individuality
Identitynoun
Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
Identitynoun
The difference or character that marks off an individual from the rest of the same kind, selfhood.
Identitynoun
A name or persona—the mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known.
Identitynoun
Sense of who one is.
Identitynoun
Any function which maps all elements of its domain to themselves.
Identitynoun
(algebra) An element of an algebraic structure which, when applied to another element under an operation in that structure, yields this second element.
Identitynoun
A well-known or famous person.
Identitynoun
The state or quality of being identical, or the same; sameness.
Identitynoun
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.
Identitynoun
An identical equation.
Identitynoun
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity;
Identitynoun
the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known;
Identitynoun
an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates;
Identitynoun
exact sameness;
Identitynoun
the fact of being who or what a person or thing is
Identitynoun
the characteristics determining who or what a person or thing is
Identitynoun
(of an object) serving to establish who the holder, owner, or wearer is by bearing their name and often other details such as a signature or photograph
Identitynoun
a close similarity or affinity
Identitynoun
a transformation that leaves an object unchanged.
Identitynoun
an element of a set which, if combined with another element by a specified binary operation, leaves that element unchanged.
Identitynoun
the equality of two expressions for all values of the quantities expressed by letters, or an equation expressing this, e.g. (x + 1)² = x² + 2x + 1.
Individualitynoun
(uncountable) The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity.
Individualitynoun
(countable) A person.
Individualitynoun
The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity.
Individualitynoun
The character or property appropriate or peculiar to an individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or thing from another; the sum of characteristic traits; distinctive character; as, he is a person of marked individuality.
Individualitynoun
A habit of thinking and acting in one's own distinctive manner and as one believes appropriate, not being heavily influenced by the opinions of others; - of people.
Individualitynoun
the quality of being individual;
Individualitynoun
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity;
