identical

/aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/

/aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/

When you're looking for exact replicas, don't waste your time on snowflakes or fingerprints; no two are identical, or exactly the same.

Great mind may think alike, but they'll never be identical. Twins, on the other hand, very well may be — if they've come from the same split embryo that is. It makes sense then, that the word identical has linguistic roots in the Latin word idem, meaning "the same."

Definitions of identical

1. adjective

   being the exact same one; not any other
   “this is the identical room we stayed in before”

   synonyms: selfsame, very

   same

   same in identity
2. adjective

   exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
   “rows of identical houses”

   “cars identical except for their license plates”

   synonyms: indistinguishable

   same

   closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree
3. adjective

   coinciding exactly when superimposed
   “identical triangles”

   synonyms: superposable

   congruent

   coinciding when superimposed
4. adjective

   having properties with uniform values along all axes
   synonyms:

   isotropic, isotropous

   invariant with respect to direction
5. adjective

   (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum
   “identical twins are monovular”

   synonyms: monovular

   antonyms:

   fraternal

   (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova