The phrase "are technically the same" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing items, concepts, or situations that may differ in some aspects but are fundamentally equivalent in a specific context.
Example: "Although the two software programs have different interfaces, they are technically the same in terms of functionality."
Alternatives: "are essentially identical" or "are fundamentally the same."
Therefore, says Virtusize, they don't capture how a specific style will fit as garments vary in terms of style etc. regardless of if they are technically the same size and have historically worked out well for the customer.
So, we can consider that the ear rods of the cephalostats in cephalometric machine and those of facebow are technically the same in that they rely on the anatomical position of EAM.
"Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite are technically the same channel but essentially two completely different operations with different management, different programming, different target audiences and different advertising groups that buy them," said Steve Sternberg, executive vice president at ad firm Magna Global.
In a recent interview with Jennifer Morrison, the actress pointed out that there's a lot of comedy inherent in having parents who are technically the same age as you -- especially since Emma and Mary Margaret were behaving like friends or sisters last season.
Lie Witness news is technically the same joke every time, but damn if it doesn't work.
More recently, he was the founder of Mahalo — in fact, Inside is technically the same company.
The maximization performed by the maxout function is technically the same as the max-pooling step applied in convolutional networks.
The company is technically the same one as Prim, and like Prim, the team consists solely of Cao and Wu (minus some contract drivers).
That means that a place on Foursquare may be slightly different than a place on Gowalla, even though they're technically the same place.
A1533 CDMA (VERIZON): The Verizon phone is technically the same hardware as the GSM AT&T/T-Mobile version (which is why it has the same model number) except that it does have a CDMA radio.
This is technically the same sort of fixed monthly pension big companies used to provide for rank-and-file workers, but it serves a different purpose when custom designed.
