A sly grin will be considered the same as smiling.
To test the Horner hypothesis, the Yale paleontologists came up with three hurdles for the dinosaurs to clear to be considered the same species.
The corollary to this was that the rates of the various ancient processes could be considered the same as those of the present day.
In 1999, even more definitive evidence piled up, when detailed studies of the two groups' DNA showed that they were far too distantly related to be considered the same species.
Antonio de Moya, an epidemiologist at the Dominican government's AIDS commission, said such relations underscored a cultural contradiction common in the Caribbean, where using a condom with your mistress can be considered the same as being faithful to your wife.
And our children could be considered the same age because they were conceived at the same time (in the lab) and the embryos were transferred at the same time.
Some commodities even drop out of use, while new ones appear, and often an item changes so much in composition and design that it is doubtful whether it can properly be considered the same commodity.
In the latest twist in the red wolf's continuing identity crisis, scientists using DNA evidence have reported identifying a population of wolves in Canada, far from the red wolf's presumed distribution in the southern United States, that they say is so similar to red wolves that the two should be considered the same species.
For our purposes, the locations of the tidal and magnetic stations can be considered the same.
The variables are essentially different, and no matter how highly they are correlated, they cannot be considered the same.
So if companies manipulate meat cultures to improve the flavor, fat content, or other qualities, that could be considered the same as giving a drug to an animal.
