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identically

adv. manner
B2 Upper Intermediate UK //aɪdˈɛntɪkli// iden·ti·cal·ly

adv. in a way that is exactly the same as something else. You use this when two things are so similar that you cannot tell them apart.

adv. in a manner that is exactly the same in every detail. Often used to describe physical objects, mathematical expressions, or behavioral patterns that are indistinguishable from one another.


SIMPLE

The two twins look identically in the photograph.

CONTEXTUAL

The software generates two reports that are identically, making it impossible to determine which one was created first.

COMPLEX

In a perfectly balanced chemical equation, the number of atoms on each side of the reaction must be identically to satisfy the law of conservation of mass.

Origin

From identical + -ly.

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