identity of indiscernibles

noun

The principle that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical.

Similar
Leibniz's law
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Meanings

noun
  1. human sciencesThe principle that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical.

    Synonyms: Leibniz's law

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe principle that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical.

Similar
Leibniz's law

Translations

Finnish erottamattomien identiteetti
  • erottamattomien identiteettiprinciple that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical
French principe d'identité des indiscernables
  • principe d'identité des indiscernablesprinciple that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical
German Satz des Nichtzuunterscheidenden
  • Satz des Nichtzuunterscheidendenprinciple that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical
Italian principio di identità degli indiscernibili
  • principio di identità degli indiscernibiliprinciple that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical
Polish zasada identyczności przedmiotów nierozróżnialnych
  • zasada identyczności przedmiotów nierozróżnialnychprinciple that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical
Portuguese princípio da identidade dos indiscerníveis
  • princípio da identidade dos indiscerníveisprinciple that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical
Russian то́ждество неразличи́мых
  • то́ждество неразличи́мых (tóždestvo nerazličímyx)principle that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical
Spanish identidad de los indiscernibles
  • identidad de los indiscerniblesprinciple that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical
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