Meaning

1 senses
  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.

    neutrales Element, Einheitselement

    то́ждествоtóždestvo, тожде́ственностьtoždéstvennostʹ

More definitions
  • an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates

Translations

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Forms

plural: identity elements

Synonyms

3 synonyms
element that when applied with a binary operation leaves any other element unchanged:identityB1neutral element
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