Definitions | identity element |
| noun
- (algebra) A member of a structure which, when applied to any other element via a binary operation induces an identity mapping; more specifically, given an operation
- a left identity if I
- x = x for any x in the structure
- a right identity, x
- I = x for any x in the structure
- simply an identity element if both are true
Translations: - Spanish: elemento neutro por la izquierda, elemento neutro por la derecha
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