identify by itself vs identify on its own

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Identify by itself' is used when something can be identified without any external help, while 'identify on its own' is used when something can be identified without assistance or intervention.

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identify by itself

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when something can be identified without any external help or assistance.

Examples:

The software can identify the problem by itself.
The plant can identify the optimal amount of sunlight by itself.

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It is a quite particular and well known term that can identify the product by itself.
Every Kryptonian family has a unique tone a beacon to identify itself.
It's dangerous when a group self-identifies itself as extreme.
The more the Party identifies itself with the working masses... the closer this struggle will come.
There might be a perceptible impact on achieving the objectives if the SME sector did not identify itself with the issue of energy efficiency.
To close, I would say that I was touched by what Mr Solana said - that, through foreign policy, the EU identifies itself.
The European Union is unable to identify itself with the goals it has set.
Tomorrow we have to send out an appeal to the effect that Europe's research community has to be one of the things whereby it identifies itself.
We must take account of the economic cycle, preserve equality of treatment for each and every country - and this is a task the Commission identifies itself with in particular - and ensure better compliance.
The fundamental paradox is that the Union identifies itself as being more and more democratic, at the same time as democracy is being quite systematically cut back in our countries.
As the latest European export data show, we need to place the accent on quality and, as a result, production that should identify itself with the land and with our traditions.
The sector itself also identifies a number of problems.
Moreover, the 1998 Howitt Report itself identifies the voluntary approach as the starting point for any action in this field.
Pushing this button will make & kppp; ask your modem to identify itself. On success, your modems response will be displayed in a dialog. This may or may not prove to be informative, depending on your modem.
One should not be surprised at the fact that an uncontrolled management forms an 'alliance' with political power, or even identifies itself with political power, and blocks the market, preventing the entry of new entities and controlling contracts.
When the mandated group member reports information on behalf of the group it shall identify both itself and the group members on whose behalf it is reporting the information.
It is strongly recommended for the committee monitoring implementation of these agreements as well as to the European Commission itself to identify any asymmetrical barriers preventing from reciprocate procedures becoming obstacles for travellers at the consulates, as well as, at the border crossings.
Secondly, on the issue relating to comitology, I can only repeat what I said which is that in any basic legal text which authorises the Commission to amend that text by comitology, that text must itself identify what procedure is being adopted.
This fantastic news didn't happen by itself.
Something magical happened all by itself.

Alternatives:

identify alone
identify independently

identify on its own

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when something can be identified without assistance or intervention.

Examples:

The child can identify the colors on its own.
The device can identify the correct settings on its own.

Alternatives:

identify independently
identify without help

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