identification Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the act of designating or identifying something
   designation.
   
2. noun evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
   
3. noun the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established
   
   • the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest
   • identification of the gun was an important clue
4. noun the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
   recognition.
   
   • a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces
   • experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer
5. noun the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
   

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