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zeroid

zeroid noun: a zero identity.

Noun

zeroid (plural zeroids)

  1. A zero identity.
    • If a semigroup S contains a zeroid, then every left zeroid is also a right zeroid, and vice versa, and the set K of all the zeroids of S is the kernel of S.1961, Alfred Hoblitzelle Clifford, G. B. Preston, The Algebraic Theory of Semigroups, page 70
    • Simplex zeroids seem to provide an alternative framework for discussing the themes broached in this paper, and of course Theorems 1—4 can be reexpressed in terms of simplex zeroids.1993, Keith Walker, Surveys in combinatorics, 1993, page 166

Forms of zeroid

pluralzeroids

Origin of zeroid

From zero + -oid.

Questions about zeroid

What does zeroid mean?
Zeroid means a zero identity.
What part of speech is zeroid?
Zeroid is a noun.
What is the plural of zeroid?
The plural of zeroid is zeroids.

Words near zeroid in the dictionary

  1. zerograph
  2. zerographs
  3. zerohedra
  4. zerohedron
  5. zerohedrons
  6. zeroid
  7. zeroids
  8. zeroies
  9. zeroing
  10. zeroing in
  11. zeroing out

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