definition of
[identical]

[1] #1 identical s. [indistinguishable] exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; "rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats". wn

[2] #2 identical s. [selfsame, very] being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the ver. wn

[3] #3 identical a. [monovular] (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum; "identical twins are monovular". wn

[4] #4 identical s. having properties with uniform values along all axes. wn

[5] #5 identical s. [superposable] coinciding exactly when superimposed; "identical triangles". wn