0 who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others: --
The newspaper photo apparently showed him in Rome but it was a case of mistaken identity (= it was the wrong person).
The informant was given a new identity (= a different name and new official documents) for protection.
The man's identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with enquiries.
1 who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others: --
[ U ] As a journalist she refuses to reveal the identity of her source.
2 an equation (= mathematical statement) that is true for every value given to a variable (= number that can change) --
3 the reputation, characteristics, etc. of a person or organization that makes the public think about them in a particular way: --
4 who a person is, or information that proves who a person is, for example, their name and date of birth: --
The identity of the authors whose work was targeted in this way is even more intriguing.
Accounts of taking charge and assertions of robust identities tended to dominate the early interviews.
Coherence can be partially ensured if different semantic identities are based on similar structural characteristics.
Identity is certainly a tricky issue; one that appears to mean different things to different people.
If the identity of the nearest competitor is important, then the margin of victory over this competitor should be a significant constraint on expenditure decisions.
They selfassessed quality of performance, importance to one's identity and satisfaction in their family roles.
The paper examines the contribution that gender roles and identities make to the overall configuration of resources available to particular individuals.
In the second case, person is a bundle of his or her social identities, affiliations, and roles.
