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identity elements

identity elements is the plural of identity element.

Meaning of identity element

Noun

identity element (plural identity elements)

  1. An element of an algebraic structure which when applied, in either order, to any other element via a binary operation yields the other element.
    • Therefore the number 0 is not considered an identity element for subtraction, even though x-0#61;x for all x, since 0-x#92;nex.1990, Daniel M. Fendel, Diane Resek, Foundations of Higher Mathematics, Volume 1, Addison-Wesley, page 269
    Synonyms:
    identity, neutral element

Questions about identity elements

What is identity elements the plural of?
Identity elements is the plural of identity element.

Words near identity elements in the dictionary

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  3. identity document
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  5. identity element
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  7. identity function
  8. identity functions
  9. identity functor
  10. identity functors
  11. identity matrices

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