Nonidentity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nonidentity is a noun meaning Difference, distinction; failure to be identical.
Meaning
Difference, distinction; failure to be identical.
More Meanings
- (mathematics) An operator which modifies its operand, and which therefore is not the identity.
Example Sentences
Moreover, in a group of prime order p, every non-identity element (i.e. every element other than 1) has period p.
No scientific examiner would select only chance variations to establish nonidentity of two specimens when the fundamental points of identification stamp them as originating at a single source.
Word Forms
- nonidentities
- non-identity
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nonidentifiability, nondefinition, non-identical, nondifferentiation, nonduplication, noninterchangeability.
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