'Identities' definitions:

Definition of 'Identities'

From: GCIDE
  • Identity \I*den"ti*ty\, n.; pl. Identities. [F. identit['e], 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]