What is identity?

what is identity?
i have jumped straight into this project with out really looking at the definition or the exploration of the meaning of identity,

a dictionary describes identity as:

1. The collective aspect of the set of characteristics by which a thing is definitively recognizable or known: “If the broadcast group is the financial guts of the company, the news division is its public identity” (Bill Powell).
2. The set of behavioral or personal characteristics by which an individual is recognizable as a member of a group.
3. The quality or condition of being the same as something else.
4. The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; individuality.
5. Information, such as an identification number, used to establish or prove a person's individuality, as in providing access to a credit account.
6. Mathematics.
   1. An equation that is satisfied by any number that replaces the letter for which the equation is defined.
   2. Identity element.

egnoring the mathematical definition, "set of characteristics, that is recognizable" relates to my own understanding,

to me i believe that someones identity can be demonstrated through the relationships and interactions with others around a person, not just the characteristics they might possess,


so the real question is, how can i display this in an internet web page??