identical vs multiplex

identical

noun
  • Something which has exactly the same properties as something else. 

  • An identical twin. 

adj
  • Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical. 

  • Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable. 

  • Of twins, sharing the same genetic code. 

  • Approximating or approaching exact equivalence. 

  • Exactly equivalent. 

  • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:identical. 

multiplex

verb
  • To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex. 

  • To combine several signals into one. 

  • To make a multiplex throw. 

  • To interleave several activities. 

noun
  • A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times. 

  • throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time. 

  • a grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium 

adj
  • Having multiple members with a particular condition. 

  • Having petals lying in folds over each other. 

  • Comprising several interleaved parts. 

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