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Identity may refer to:

  • Identity document
  • Identity (philosophy)
  • Identity (social science)
  • Identity (mathematics)

Arts and entertainment[edit]

Film and television[edit]

  • Identity (1987 film), an Iranian film
  • Identity (2003 film), an American slasher film
  • Identity (game show), an American game show
  • Identity (TV series), a British police procedural drama television series
  • «Identity» (Arrow), a 2013 episode
  • «Identity» (Burn Notice), a 2007 episode
  • «Identity» (Charlie Jade), a 2005 episode
  • «Identity» (Legend of the Seeker), a 2008 episode
  • «Identity» (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode), 2005
  • «Identity» (NCIS: Los Angeles), a 2009 pilot episode

Music[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • Identity (3T album), 2004
  • Identity (BoA album), 2010
  • Identity (Far East Movement album), 2016
  • Identity (Robert Pierre album), 2008
  • Identity (Raghav album), 2008
  • Identity (Victon EP), 2017
  • Identity (Zee album), 1984

Songs[edit]

  • «Identity» (Sakanaction song), 2010
  • «Identity» (X-Ray Spex song), 1978
  • «Identity», a 1983 song by Bucks Fizz, B-side to «London Town»

Other uses in music[edit]

  • Identity (music), in post-tonal music theory
  • Identity (tuning), an odd member below and including a limit

Publications[edit]

  • Identity, a defunct quarterly Australian magazine published by the Aboriginal Publications Foundation (1971–1982)
  • Identity (novel), by Milan Kundera, 1998

Business[edit]

  • Accounting identity, calculation that must be true regardless of its variables
  • Brand identity, the expression of a brand
  • Corporate identity, the manner a corporation presents itself to the public

Philosophy and social science[edit]

  • Identity (philosophy), the relation each thing bears only to itself
  • Law of identity, that each thing is identical with itself
  • Personal identity, the numerical identity of a person over time
  • Identity (social science), qualities etc that characterize a person or group

Science[edit]

  • Digital identity, information used by computer systems to represent an external agent
  • Identity (object-oriented programming), the property of objects that distinguishes them from other objects
  • Identity (mathematics), an equality that holds regardless of the values of its variables
  • Identity element, an element of the set which leaves unchanged every element when the operation is applied
  • Identity function, a function that leaves its argument unchanged
  • Identity matrix, with ones on the main diagonal, zeros elsewhere

Other uses[edit]

  • Identity document, or ID

See also[edit]

Wikiquote has quotations related to Identity.

  • All pages with titles beginning with Identity
  • All pages with titles containing Identity
  • Biometrics
  • Collective identity
  • Cultural diversity
  • Cultural identity
  • Entity (disambiguation)
  • ID (disambiguation)
  • Identification (disambiguation)
  • Identifier, a name that identifies a unique object or class of objects
  • Identity politics
  • National identity
  • Outline of self
  • Personal data
  • Personal identity (disambiguation)
  • Secret identity (disambiguation)
  • The Bourne Identity (disambiguation)

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: the distinguishing character or personality of an individual : individuality

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: the condition of being the same with something described or asserted

establish the identity of stolen goods

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: sameness of essential or generic character in different instances

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: sameness in all that constitutes the objective reality of a thing : oneness

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: an equation that is satisfied for all values of the symbols

Synonyms

Example Sentences



The identity of the criminal is not known.



They produced their passports as proof of their identities.



They arrested the wrong man. It was a case of mistaken identity.



As children grow, they establish their own identities.



people who seem to lack individual identity



His art reflects his cultural identity.

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Recent Examples on the Web

His identity was not released, nor was any information about the shooters.


—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023




The victim’s identity has not been released pending family notification, Wark said.


—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023




But boygenius made The Record as a band-band, self-consciously going for a group identity that’s different from the sum of the parts.


—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2023




The Rocket City Trash Pandas are adopting a new identity for three games this season.


—Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 27 Mar. 2023




The Lakers developed an identity that was independent of James while he was injured.


—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023




At the time of this article’s publication, the shooter’s identity has not yet been released.


—Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023




There’s one thing that connects all Belgian coastal destinations even more than their geographical proximity: a common identity.


—Sander Van Den Broecke, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023




In Illinois, legislation sponsored by state Sen. Doris Turner (D) to form a committee to explore a potential redesign is motivated more by a desire for a refreshed identity and a bid for civic engagement.


—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023


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Word History

Etymology

Middle French identité, from Late Latin identitat-, identitas, probably from Latin identidem repeatedly, contraction of idem et idem, literally, same and same

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Time Traveler

The first known use of identity was
in 1545

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Meaning Identity

What does Identity mean? Here you find 46 meanings of the word Identity. You can also add a definition of Identity yourself

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Identity is whom someone or what something is, for example, the name by which something is known.

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The characteristics and qualities of a person, considered collectively, and regarded as essential to that person’s self-awareness.

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Specifications where the items compared in different countries are as close to identical as possible, as for the same brand name and model.

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1[countable, uncountable] (abbreviation ID) who or what someone or something is The police are trying to discover the identity of the killer. Their identities were kept secret. She is innocent; it was [..]

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c. 1600, «sameness, oneness, state of being the same,» from Middle French identité (14c.), from Medieval Latin identitatem (nominative identitas) «sameness,» ultimately from Latin [..]

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/aɪˈdɛntəti/ noun plural identities identity /aɪˈdɛntəti/ noun plural identities Learner's definition of IDENTITY 1  : who someone is : the name of a person [count] The identity of t [..]

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how a person defines themselves, or how others define them.

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An alternative comparison matrix for FASTA searches.

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the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army" the individual characteristics by which a thing [..]

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A unique piece of information which is recognized as denoting a particular entity within a security domain. The identity information is only unique within the domain [ECMA138].

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The logical relation of numerical sameness, in which each thing stands only to itself. Although everything is what it is and not anything else, philosophers try to formulate more precisely the criteri [..]

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A number that when operating with it on any other number leaves the number unchanged.

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In computer technology, the unique name of a person, device, or the combination of both that is recognized by a system. Many types of AAA systems rely on unique identities to ensure the security of ne [..]

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In the Quantitative Coding System identity is one of the classifications with the highest number of subclasses (8 altogether) and they are all hierarchically divided according to their familiarity to the dreamer. They are: Immediate Family Members Relatives Acquaintances famous people occupational identifications Ethnic, nationality, and regional [..]

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The easiest way I know to explain and understand identity is this way: a person’s identity is his or her own sense of self; of who they are. For example, your identity may be that you are a femal [..]

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pl: -ties 1 : sameness of essential character or aspect [collateral estoppel requires of the issues and the parties] 2 a : separate or distinct existence [when movables lose their or become an …

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Properties of an entity that makes it definable and recognizable.

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Recognizable attributes that are linked to an object, a person, etc. Those attributes expose the entity and allow for clear identification. If two things have the exact same attributes, they usually have the same identity, and they can’t be distinguished from each other.

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an equality that remains true regardless of the values of any variables that appear within it, e.g. for multiplication, the identity is one; for addition, the identity is zero

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The collective set of distinct personal and physical features, data and qualities that enable a person to be definitively identified from others. In a biometric system, identity is typically establish [..]

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an equation that is true for all values of the variable. identity element

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There are some bits of information you should never share online, and some you might share in the right situation but only when you’re certain you’re on a secure site. Sharing personal info can be dangerous, because even a little when shared innocently can be enough information for a scammer or predator to connect with your real-world identity [..]

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(n) the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity(n) the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known(n) an operator that leaves unchange [..]

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«Refers to identities in the plural which individuals make for themselves… they may be fluid, reflexive, innovative.» (Brannen & Nilsen citing Kellner «A unique core or essence to identity- the ‘…

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How individuals see and define themselves and how other people see and define them.

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To determine the original existing features and materials of a historic property. (Design Guidelines for Department of Defense Historic Buildings and Districts; US Department of Defense, 2008)

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Visual Identity is the visible essence of a corporation, institution or government agengy. Identity, unified & controlled, can provide a postive association with an organization in the eyes of employees, customers, stockholders, and the public.

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A math property which states: A+0=A and A*1=A.

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A Person’s concept of self as being male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent, based in part on physical characteristics, parental responses, and psychological and social Pressures [..]

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The process by which an aspect of self image is developed based on in-group preference or ethnocentrism and a Perception of belonging to a social or cultural group. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychologic [..]

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the way in which an individual and/or group defines itself. Identity is important to self-concept, social mores, and national understanding.   It often involves both essentialism and othering.

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the set of characteristics by which a thing is definitively recognizable or known

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A person’s identity is broadly defined as a person’s self-image or sense of self. The concept of identity has wide use in most social sciences outside …

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The set of attribute values (i.e., characteristics) by which an entity is recognizable and that, within the scope of an identity manager’s responsibility, is sufficient to distinguish that entity from any other entity.

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The conventional concepts of self image, self esteem and self concept are examples of identity. In this work the construct of identity includes the way we see, hear and feel about ourselves. An identi [..]

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The data that lets you know a consumer is the same no matter which touchpoint or channel he/she uses. It is now possible to derive a single view of a prospect or customer based on just one key identifier, such as name, physical address, phone number, email address or IP address. An identity doesn’t always include a name or other personally identi [..]

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Identity is the set of information associated with a specific physical person or other entity. Usually not all identity attributes are relevant in any given situation. Typically an Identity Provider will be authoritative for only a subset of a person’s identity information.

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In comparison of nucleic acid or protein sequences, the extent to which two sequences have the same nucleotide or amino acid at equivalent positions, usually expressed as a percentage.

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A unique characteristic of an individual person. For example, a driver’s license proves that this person is who he or she says they are.

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A set of cryptographically verifiable interactions that have the property that they were all created by the same person.

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Identity as it relates to Shibboleth is the information associated with a specific person or group. The U-M

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Social positions and roles that we claim as part of our self.

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How you view yourself, how others perceive you, and how a society as a whole defines groups of people. Influences of one’s identity are: ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, and class, as [..]

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  • 1
    identity

    1) по́длинность

    2) ли́чность, индивидуа́льность

    3) тожде́ственность, иденти́чность

    5)

    attr.

    опознава́тельный, ли́чный;

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > identity

  • 2
    identity

    Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > identity

  • 3
    identity

    identity resolution

    разрешающая способность при опознавании

    passenger identity documents

    документы, удостоверяющие личность пассажира

    English-Russian aviation dictionary > identity

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    identity

    Персональный Сократ > identity

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    identity

    identity идентичность, тождественность; родство; подлинность

    English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > identity

  • 6
    identity

    1)

    матем.

    единица || единичный

    2) идентичность, одинаковость, тождественность

    5) опознание; отождествление

    •

    English-Russian scientific dictionary > identity

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    identity

    English-Russian electronics dictionary > identity

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    identity

    The New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > identity

  • 9
    identity

    Politics english-russian dictionary > identity

  • 10
    identity

    Англо-русский технический словарь > identity

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    identity

    Англо-русский юридический словарь > identity

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    identity

    1. n тождественность, идентичность, тождество

    2. n подлинность

    3. n личность

    4. n отличительные черты, особенности; индивидуальность, самобытность

    5. n мат. тождество

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. individuality (noun) character; individualism; individuality; ipseity; personality; seity; selfdom; selfhood; selfness; singularity

    4. unity (noun) identicalness; oneness; sameness; selfsameness; singleness; unity

    English-Russian base dictionary > identity

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    identity

    [aɪˈdentɪtɪ]

    additive identity вчт. нулевой аддитивный элемент corporate identity фирменный стиль identity идентичность identity личность identity подлинность identity тождественность identity тождество mistaken identity ошибочное опознание mistaken identity ошибочное установление личности mistaken: identity ошибочный; mistaken identity юр. ошибочное опознание multiplicative identity вчт. единичный элемент умножения prove one’s identity удостоверять личность

    English-Russian short dictionary > identity

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    identity

    [aıʹdentıtı]

    1. тождественность, идентичность, тождество

    2. подлинность

    to establish the identity of a document — установить подлинность документа

    3. личность

    to establish the identity of a person — установить чью-л. личность

    there is no clue to the identity of the burglar — нет никаких данных, позволяющих установить личность взломщика

    4. отличительные черты, особенности; индивидуальность, самобытность

    national identity — национальная самобытность, лицо страны

    НБАРС > identity

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    identity

    n

    1) тождественность, идентичность

    — prove smb.’s identity

    — recognize smb.’s identity

    3) подлинность, сущность

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    English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > identity

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    identity

    Английский-русский словарь по теории вероятностей, статистике и комбинаторике > identity

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    identity

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > identity

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    identity

    1. идентичность; свойство индивида сохранять своё «Я»;

    2. — осознание индивидом самого себя в качестве личности, отличной от других.

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    сущ.

    1) идентичность; свойство индивида сохранять своё «Я»;

    2) в символическом интеракционизме — осознание индивидом самого себя в качестве личности, отличной от других.

    Англо-русский словарь по социологии > identity

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    identity

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    1) тождество, тождественность

    2) идентичность, подлинность

    3) личность (пользователя); идентификационная информация пользователя

    4) индивидуальность; особенность, отличительная черта

    6) именование, обозначение

    7) тип (устройства, оборудования)

    II

    Англо-русский толковый словарь терминов и сокращений по ВТ, Интернету и программированию. > identity

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    identity

    [aɪ’dentətɪ]

    сущ.

    1) идентичность, тождество, одинаковость, тождественность

    Syn:

    Syn:

    to establish smb.’s identity — установить чью-л. личность

    His identity was being kept secret. — Его личность была засекречена.

    It was a case of mistaken identity. They mistook him for John. — Это была ошибка. Они приняли его за Джона.

    4) индивидуальность; своеобразие; отличительная черта, особенность

    gender identity мед. — гендерная / половая идентичность, половая идентификация

    Syn:

    Англо-русский современный словарь > identity

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  • Identity 2.0 — Identity 2.0, also called digital identity, is the anticipated revolution of identity verification on the internet using emerging user centric technologies such as Information Cards or OpenID. Identity 2.0 stems from the Web 2.0 theory of the… …   Wikipedia

  • identity — iden·ti·ty n pl ties 1: sameness of essential character or aspect collateral estoppel requires identity of the issues and the parties 2 a: separate or distinct existence when movables lose their identity or become an integral part of the… …   Law dictionary

  • identity — UK US /aɪˈdentəti/ noun [C or U] (plural identities) ► the reputation, characteristics, etc. of a person or organization that makes the public think about them in a particular way: »Companies often spend a fortune on branding in their attempts to …   Financial and business terms

  • Identity — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La expresión Identity puede referirse a: El álbum de música Identity, de Zee, editado en 1993. El programa de televisión Identity Obtenido de Identity Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación …   Wikipedia Español

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • identity — (n.) c.1600, sameness, oneness, from M.Fr. identité (14c.), from L.L. (5c.) identitatem (nom. identitas) sameness, from ident , comb. form of L. idem (neut.) the same (see IDENTICAL (Cf. identical)); abstracted from identidem over and over, from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • identity — [n1] person’s individuality character, circumstances, coherence, distinctiveness, existence, identification, integrity, ipseity, name, oneness, particularity, personality, self, selfdom, selfhood, selfness, singleness, singularity, status,… …   New thesaurus

  • identity — [ī den′tə tē] n. pl. identities [Fr identité < LL identitas, coined (prob. infl. by LL essentitas, essence) < L idem, the same, akin to Sans idám, the same < IE base * e , *ei , he, that > Sans ayám, OIr ē, Goth is, he] 1. the… …   English World dictionary

  • identity — ► NOUN (pl. identities) 1) the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. 2) the characteristics determining this. 3) a close similarity or affinity. 4) Mathematics an equation expressing the equality of two expressions for all values of the …   English terms dictionary

  • identity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ true ▪ assumed, false ▪ He was discovered living under an assumed identity in South America. ▪ mistaken ▪ This is obviously a case o …   Collocations dictionary

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- тождественность, идентичность, тождество
- подлинность

to establish the identity of a document — установить подлинность документа 
proof of identity — доказательство подлинности 
to establish the identity of stolen goods — опознать похищенные товары 

- личность

to establish the identity of a person — установить чью-л. личность 
to prove one’s identity — удостоверить свою личность 
there is no clue to the identity of the burglar — нет никаких данных, позволяющих установить личность взломщика 
identity check — проверка идентичности, аутентификация 

- отличительные черты, особенности; индивидуальность, самобытность

to find one’s identity — обрести своё лицо 
national identity — национальная самобытность, лицо страны 
cultural identity — самобытность культуры 

- мат. тождество

people who seem to lack individual identity — люди, которые кажутся лишёнными индивидуальности /самобытности/  
the use of slang as a marker of social identity — использование сленга в качестве маркера социальной идентичности  
the circumstance of identity or cognation — случай полного или частичного совпадения  
gender identity disorder — расстройство гендерной идентичности  
to establish smb.’s identity — установить чью-л. личность  
algebra with identity — алгебра с единицей  
algebra without identity — алгебра без единицы  
logic with identity — логика с тождеством  
logic without identity — логика без тождества  
to produce an identity card — предъявлять удостоверение личности  
identity request — запрос для идентификации  
predicate calculus with identity — исчисление предикатов единицей  

His identity was being kept secret. 

Его личность была засекречена.

You’ll need your passport as proof of identity. 

Вам понадобится паспорт в качестве удостоверения личности.

Why did she need to conceal her identity? 

Зачем ей было нужно скрывать свою личность?

The identity of the criminal is not known. 

Личность преступника неизвестна.

What is your racial identity? 

Какова ваша расовая принадлежность? / К какой расе вы относитесь?

Our strong sense of national identity has been shaped by our history. 

Наше сильное чувство национального самосознания сформировалось под влиянием нашей истории.

There is a crisis of identity in adolescence. 

В период полового созревания наступает кризис осознания собственной идентичности.

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