IDENTITY ELEMENT
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Identity Element.
Identity Element - as a noun
An operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates
Example: "The identity under numerical multiplication is 1"
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identityidentity operatorExample Sentences
"In mathematics, the number 0 is the identity element for addition."
"The identity element for multiplication is 1 in the set of real numbers."
"In group theory, the identity element is denoted as e."
"The identity element in matrix multiplication is the identity matrix."
"In abstract algebra, the identity element is unique for a given operation."
