"nonidentity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nonidentities [plural]
Etymology: non- + identity Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|identity}} non- + identity Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonidentity (plural nonidentities)
  1. Difference, distinction; failure to be identical.
    Sense id: en-nonidentity-en-noun-BmTTuDrg
  2. (mathematics) An operator which modifies its operand, and which therefore is not the identity. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-nonidentity-en-noun-CYaC08Ai Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 29 71 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-identity Derived forms: nonidentity problem

Inflected forms

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