Heroismnoun
The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
Identitynoun
Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
Heroismnoun
The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
âHeroism is the self-devotion of genius manifesting itself in action.â;
Identitynoun
The difference or character that marks off an individual from the rest of the same kind, selfhood.
Heroismnoun
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle);
âhe showed great heroism in battleâ; âhe received a medal for valorâ;
Identitynoun
A name or personaâthe mask or appearance one presents to the worldâby which one is known.
âThis criminal has taken on several identities.â;
Heroismnoun
great bravery
âthey fought with exemplary heroismâ;
Identitynoun
Sense of who one is.
âI've been through so many changes, I have no sense of identity.â; âThis nation has a strong identity.â;
Identitynoun
Any function which maps all elements of its domain to themselves.
Identitynoun
(algebra) An element of an algebraic structure which, when applied to another element under an operation in that structure, yields this second element.
Identitynoun
A well-known or famous person.
Identitynoun
The state or quality of being identical, or the same; sameness.
âIdentity is a relation between our cognitions of a thing, not between things themselves.â;
Identitynoun
The condition of being the same with something described or asserted, or of possessing a character claimed; as, to establish the identity of stolen goods.
Identitynoun
An identical equation.
Identitynoun
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity;
âyou can lose your identity when you join the armyâ;
Identitynoun
the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known;
âgeneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes itâ; âit was too dark to determine his identityâ; âshe guessed the identity of his loverâ;
Identitynoun
an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates;
âthe identity under numerical multiplication is 1â;
Identitynoun
exact sameness;
âthey shared an identity of interestsâ;
Identitynoun
the fact of being who or what a person or thing is
âshe believes she is the victim of mistaken identityâ; âhe knows the identity of the bombersâ;
Identitynoun
the characteristics determining who or what a person or thing is
âhe wanted to develop a more distinctive Scottish Tory identityâ;
Identitynoun
(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
âan identity cardâ;
Identitynoun
a close similarity or affinity
âan identity between the company's own interests and those of the local communityâ;
Identitynoun
a transformation that leaves an object unchanged.
Identitynoun
an element of a set which, if combined with another element by a specified binary operation, leaves that element unchanged.
Identitynoun
the equality of two expressions for all values of the quantities expressed by letters, or an equation expressing this, e.g. (x + 1)² = x² + 2x + 1.