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monoids

monoids is the plural of monoid.

Meaning of monoid

Noun

monoid (plural monoids)

  1. (functional programming) A set which is closed under an associative binary operation, and which contains an element which is an identity for the operation.
    • Just like any abstraction, a monoid is useful to the extent we can write useful generic code assuming only the capabilities provided by the abstraction.2023, Michael Pilquist, Rúnar Bjarnason, Paul Chiusano, Functional programming with Scala, Second edition, Shelter Island: Manning Publications Co, →ISBN

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Phrases with monoids

Questions about monoids

What is monoids the plural of?
Monoids is the plural of monoid.

Words near monoids in the dictionary

  1. monoideism
  2. monoideistic
  3. monoideological
  4. monoidoid
  5. monoidoids
  6. monoids
  7. monoimine
  8. monoimines
  9. monoinfected
  10. monoinfection
  11. monoinfections

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