which is which
idiom
—used to say that one is unsure about the identity of each member of a group
One of the twins is named John and the other William, but I don't know which is which?
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To sort out which is which, the weather service first looks at the time the damage occurred, Hubbard said.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
But a skilled reader of lesions can sense which is which and predict the potential course if untreated.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
None of them know which is which and Pirx’s secret task is to figure out whether the androids are truly superior to humans.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
In modern versions of the test, a human judge typically talks to either another human or a chatbot without knowing which is which.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 1 Dec. 2023
Teach them that there are people who stay and some who go, and that titles don’t say which is which.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
Human judges hold text conversations with two hidden interlocutors, one human and one computer, and try to determine which is which.
—WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
The color-blind friend hides the two behind her back, possibly mixing them up, presents them, and the friend with better vision says which is which color.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 5 June 2023
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
But a skilled reader of lesions can sense which is which and predict the potential course if untreated.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
None of them know which is which and Pirx’s secret task is to figure out whether the androids are truly superior to humans.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
In modern versions of the test, a human judge typically talks to either another human or a chatbot without knowing which is which.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 1 Dec. 2023
Teach them that there are people who stay and some who go, and that titles don’t say which is which.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
Human judges hold text conversations with two hidden interlocutors, one human and one computer, and try to determine which is which.
—WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
The color-blind friend hides the two behind her back, possibly mixing them up, presents them, and the friend with better vision says which is which color.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 5 June 2023
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“Which is which.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/which%20is%20which. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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