What part of speech is identical?

"Identical" can be a few different parts of speech depending on how it's used in a sentence:

* Adjective: Describing something as being exactly the same.

* Example: "The twins wore identical dresses."

* Noun: Referring to the state of being exactly the same.

* Example: "The fingerprints were an exact identical."

* Pronoun: In very rare cases, it can function as a pronoun, meaning "the same thing."

* Example: "The two houses were identical." (Here, "identical" means the same as the previous house mentioned.)

It's important to consider the context of the sentence to determine the correct part of speech.