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idempotency

idempotency noun: idempotence.

Noun

idempotency (uncountable)

  1. Idempotence.
    • The electron number constraint unlike the idempotency constraint can be represented by a single equation. For this reason, one can properly incorporate this constraint using a Lagrange multiplier and defining an effective chemical potential1997, Christopher Alan White, The Development of Ab Initio Methods for the Treatment of Large Molecules

Origin of idempotency

From Latin roots, idem (“same”) + potency (“power”).

Questions about idempotency

What does idempotency mean?
Idempotency means idempotence.
What part of speech is idempotency?
Idempotency is a noun.

Words near idempotency in the dictionary

  1. idemfaciend
  2. idemfacient
  3. idemfactor
  4. idemfactors
  5. idempotence
  6. idempotency
  7. idempotent
  8. idempotented
  9. idempotently
  10. idempotentness
  11. idempotents

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