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In ''social science'' and ''psychology'':
 
In ''social science'' and ''psychology'':
  
*[[Social identity]]. In the social sciences, ''identity'' has specific meanings, stemming from cognitive theory, sociology, politics, and psychology. See also [[identity politics]].
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*[[social identity]]. In the social sciences, ''identity'' has specific meanings, stemming from cognitive theory, sociology, politics, and psychology. See also [[identity politics]].
*[[Ethnic identity]] is a person's self-affiliation (or categorization by others) as a member of an ethnic group.
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*[[ethnic identity]] is a person's self-affiliation (or categorization by others) as a member of an ethnic group.
*[[Gender identity]] is the gender with which a person identifies (or is identified by others).
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*[[gender identity]] is the gender with which a person identifies (or is identified by others).
*[[Digital identity]] is the representation of identity in terms of digital information.  
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*[[digital identity]] is the representation of identity in terms of digital information.  
*[[Online identity]] is the digital identity established by computer network users.
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*[[online identity]] is the digital identity established by computer network users.
*[[Psychological identity]] is the concept that an individual has a unique identity developed relatively late in history.
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*[[psychological identity]] is the concept that an individual has a unique identity developed relatively late in history.
  
 
In ''philosophy:''
 
In ''philosophy:''
*[[Identity (philosophy)]] is the sameness of two things (also see [[law of identity]])
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*[[identity (philosophy)]] is the sameness of two things (also see [[law of identity]])
*[[Identity theory of mind]], in the philosophy of mind, holds that the mind is identical to the brain
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*[[identity theory of mind]], in the philosophy of mind, holds that the mind is identical to the brain
*[[Personal identity]], in philosophy
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*[[personal identity]], in philosophy
  
 
In ''mathematics'':
 
In ''mathematics'':
*An [[Identity (mathematics)|identity]] is an equality that holds regardless of the values of its variables.
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*An [[identity (mathematics)|identity]] is an equality that holds regardless of the values of its variables.
 
*An identity object is an entity that does not change other objects: see [[identity function]], [[identity element]], [[identity matrix]], and [[morphism|identity morphism]].
 
*An identity object is an entity that does not change other objects: see [[identity function]], [[identity element]], [[identity matrix]], and [[morphism|identity morphism]].
 
In computer science:
 
In computer science:
*[[Identity (object-oriented programming)]], a property of objects that allows those objects to be distinguished from each other.
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*[[identity (object-oriented programming)]], a property of objects that allows those objects to be distinguished from each other.
  
 
In ''creative works'':
 
In ''creative works'':
*''[[Identity (book)]]'' is a novel written by Milan Kundera.
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*''[[identity (book)]]'' is a novel written by Milan Kundera.
*''[[Identity (film)]]'' is a movie starring John Cusack.
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*''[[identity (film)]]'' is a movie starring John Cusack.
*[[Identity (music)]], a transformation of pitches in music.
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*[[identity (music)]], a transformation of pitches in music.
  
 
In ''business'':
 
In ''business'':
*[[Corporate identity]] is the physical manifestation of a business brand.
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*[[corporate identity]] is the physical manifestation of a business brand.
*[[Identity theft]] is the deliberate appropriation of someone else's identity (without that person's permission) for criminal purposes.
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*[[identity theft]] is the deliberate appropriation of someone else's identity (without that person's permission) for criminal purposes.
  
 
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Revision as of 21:50, 31 March 2006

Identity may refer to one of the following:

In social science and psychology:

  • social identity. In the social sciences, identity has specific meanings, stemming from cognitive theory, sociology, politics, and psychology. See also identity politics.
  • ethnic identity is a person's self-affiliation (or categorization by others) as a member of an ethnic group.
  • gender identity is the gender with which a person identifies (or is identified by others).
  • digital identity is the representation of identity in terms of digital information.
  • online identity is the digital identity established by computer network users.
  • psychological identity is the concept that an individual has a unique identity developed relatively late in history.

In philosophy:

In mathematics:

In computer science:

In creative works:

In business:

  • corporate identity is the physical manifestation of a business brand.
  • identity theft is the deliberate appropriation of someone else's identity (without that person's permission) for criminal purposes.

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