identity

equation that is satisfied for all values of the variables
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identity

Summary

identity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,748 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • identity is a type of equality[2].
  • identity is a type of tautology[3].
  • identity is a type of theorem[4].
  • identity's Commons category is recorded as Identity (mathematics)[5].
  • identity's notation is recorded as triple bar[6].
  • identity's facet of is recorded as notation[7].
  • identity's described by source is recorded as Q140169500[8].
  • identity's topic has template is recorded as Q20696233[9].
  • identity's different from is recorded as identity function[10].
  • identity's different from is recorded as universal quantification[11].
  • identity's different from is recorded as identity element[12].
  • identity's uses is recorded as equality[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include equality[2], tautology[3], and theorem[4].

Why It Matters

identity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,748 views/month).[1] identity has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] identity is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Q140169500
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q140169500]]"
  2. 6w ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mathworld id → Identity
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2812]]: Identity"
  3. 10w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → identity function, universal quantification, identity element
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q185813]]"
  4. 14w ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notation → triple bar
    Uses → equality
    Uses → —
    Different from → identity function, universal quantification, identity element
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1269]]: [[Q2001982]]"
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