identical vs on the order of

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. 

on the order of

adv
  • Approximately. 

prep
  • In the manner of; along the lines of; like; of a similar kind to; more-or-less equivalent to. 

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