Identical vs Similar - What's the difference?
identical | similar | Synonyms |
(not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
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(not comparable) Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.
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(not comparable, biology) Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.
(not comparable, mathematics) Exactly equivalent.
(comparable, rare) Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.
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(usually, pluralized, chiefly, philosophy) Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
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*:So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills,a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
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, title= (mathematics) Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of operations of rotation, translation and scaling.
That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
(homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease
Similar is a synonym of identical.
As adjectives the difference between identical and similar
is that identical is bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable while similar is having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.As nouns the difference between identical and similar
is that identical is something which has exactly the same properties as something else while similar is that which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.identical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The terms of Article 8th are still more identical .
Usage notes
* (en-usage-equal) * Adverbs often used with "identical": absolutely, almost, nearly, practically, virtually, substantially.Synonyms
* (bearing full likeness) same * (selfsame) same, selfsameAntonyms
* non-identical * different * distinctDerived terms
* identically * identicalnessNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* indiscernibility of identicalsReferences
* * *similar
English
(wikipedia similar)Adjective
(en adjective)Charles T. Ambrose
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