Homework for this week...
Identity
/ˌīˈden(t)ədē/
noun
noun: identity; plural noun: identities
- 1.
the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
"he knows the identity of the bombers"
synonyms:name, ID; More- the characteristics determining this.
"attempts to define a distinct Canadian identity"
synonyms:individuality, self, selfhood; More - BRITISH
(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.
modifier noun: identity
"an identity card"
- the characteristics determining this.
- 2.
a close similarity or affinity.
"the initiative created an identity between the city and the suburbs" - 3.
MATHEMATICS
a transformation that leaves an object unchanged.- an element of a set that, if combined with another element by a specified binary operation, leaves that element unchanged.
noun: identity element; plural noun: identity elements
- an element of a set that, if combined with another element by a specified binary operation, leaves that element unchanged.
- 4.
MATHEMATICS
the equality of two expressions for all values of the quantities expressed by letters, or an equation expressing this, e.g., ( x + 1)2 = x 2 + 2 x + 1.
Think about parts of a whole...what simple elements come together to make something larger than themselves.