unique identity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofuniqueandidentity
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unique
adjective
uk/juːˈniːk/us/juːˈniːk/
being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual, or special in ...
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identity
noun
uk/aɪˈden.tə.ti/us/aɪˈden.t̬ə.t̬i/
a person's name and other facts about who ...
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(Definition ofuniqueandidentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofunique identity
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A channel has its ownuniqueidentity.
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For instance, locality can guarantee the fundamental property that an object has auniqueidentity.
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A cancer registry obtains and cross-correlates data from hospitals and pathology laboratories, making use of theuniqueidentitycard number.
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At the same time, theuniqueidentityof a work is determined by the common features preserved while it proceeds in time.
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So, why use different binders when the typing judgement carries theuniqueidentityof a binder?
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Our main result is a proof that any type with decidable identity hasuniqueidentityproofs.
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Each generated fact in our model has auniqueidentity.
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A channel is a point-to-point medium of communication with its ownuniqueidentityand two distinct ends.
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The council thought that something more was needed, an error repeated along the coast from the 1960s as 'lookalike' projects eroded theuniqueidentityof resorts.
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If we do not wish to impugn theuniqueidentityof each monozygotic twin, it is hard to base a convincing argument against cloning on this concept.
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Of course, the strength of urban identity varied considerably and there were clearly places which had a relatively under-developed sense of their ownuniqueidentityand worth.
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When an animal moves an entry must be made in the farm register recording the animal'suniqueidentityand where it has moved to.
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That is fundamental to human identity, otherwise we would be speaking of those of us who are monozygotic twins as lacking auniqueidentity.
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However, this is not because cloned persons would lack auniqueidentity.
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Already we have lost ouruniqueidentityin too many ways by the over-centralisation of various processes on the mainland.
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To have auniqueidentityis to have a separate body and mind and a life of one's own.
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Having auniqueidentityis, as has already been said, not a matter of having a unique genetic identity.
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People have begun to feel swamped, and their desire to resist this and their desire to have their individual,uniqueidentityrecognised is a development that ought to be welcomed.
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It concluded that a case for introducing a voluntary identity card had been made but it was opposed to the use of auniqueidentitynumber for each cardholder.
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