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identification vs identity

identity vs identification

identification and identity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
identification Yes No No No
identity Yes No No No
As nouns, identity is a hypernym of identification; that is, identity is a word with a broader meaning than identification:
  • identification: the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
  • identity: the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
Other hypernyms of identification include individuality, personal identity.
As nouns, identity is a hyponym of identification; that is, identity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than identification:
  • identification: the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
  • identity: the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
Other hyponyms of identification include speaker identification, talker identification.
identification (noun) identity (noun)
the act of designating or identifying something the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons) exact sameness
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates
the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established
Difference between identification and identity

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