nonidentity en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English non- Middle French identitébor. Latin idem Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Ancient Greek ταὐτότης (tautótēs)calq. Latin identitāslbor. Middle English ydemptite English identity English nonidentity From non- + identity.
Meanings
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Difference, distinction; failure to be identical.
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.
1993, Ordway Hilton, Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents, →ISBN, page 395:
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An operator which modifies its operand, and which therefore is not the identity.
Moreover, in a group of prime order p, every non-identity element (i.e. every element other than 1) has period p.
1995, Thomas A. Whitelaw, Introduction to Abstract Algebra, →ISBN, page 99:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nonidentities | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| non-identity | alternative | lexicographic |