"idempotent" meaning in English

See idempotent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /aɪ.dəmˈpoʊ.tənt/ [US], /ɪ.dəmˈpoʊ.tənt/ [US], /aɪˈdɛm.pə.tənt/ [US] Audio: En-us-idempotent.oga
Etymology: Latin roots, idem (“same”) + potent (“having power”) – literally, “having the same power”. Coined in 1870 by American mathematician Benjamin Peirce in the context of algebra. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{compound|en|idem|potent|t1=same|t2=having power}} idem (“same”) + potent (“having power”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} idempotent (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics, computing) (said of a function) Such that, when performed multiple times on the same subject, it has no further effect on its subject after the first time it is performed. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing, Mathematics Translations (mathematics: an action which, when performed multiple time, has no further effect on its subject after the first time it is performed): 冪等 /幂等 (mìděng) (Chinese Mandarin), idempotentní (Czech), idempotent (Danish), idempotento (Esperanto), idempotentti (Finnish), idempotent (French), idempotent (German), sjálfvalda (Icelandic), 冪等 (bekitō) (alt: べきとう) (Japanese), idempotentny (Polish), идемпоте́нтный (idempoténtnyj) (Russian), idempotent (Swedish), idempotent (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-idempotent-en-adj-nE8ClEkX Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Pages with 5 entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 27 21 10 8 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 28 33 26 6 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 30 23 11 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 31 26 8 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 28 23 11 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 30 23 11 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 31 25 10 4 4 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: an action which, when performed multiple time, has no further effect on its subject after the first time it is performed': 76 9 8 7
  2. (mathematics) (said of an element of an algebraic structure with a binary operation, such as a group or semigroup) Such that, when it operates on itself, the result is equal to itself. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics: Said of an element of an algebraic structure with a binary operation: that when the element operates on itself, the result is equal to itself): 冪等 /幂等 (mìděng) (Chinese Mandarin), idempotento (Esperanto), idempotentti (Finnish), ταυτοδύναμος (taftodýnamos) [masculine] (Greek), idempotente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-idempotent-en-adj-Y94bHPeM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 33 25 6 5 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 27 21 10 8 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 41 32 4 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 28 33 26 6 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 36 28 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 30 23 11 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 19 40 30 6 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 20 37 29 7 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 35 28 9 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 31 26 8 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 34 26 9 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 28 23 11 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 22 35 28 9 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 37 29 6 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 30 23 11 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 31 25 10 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 37 29 6 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 26 33 27 7 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 34 26 9 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 25 33 26 10 3 3 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: Said of an element of an algebraic structure with a binary operation: that when the element operates on itself, the result is equal to itself': 12 46 22 20
  3. (mathematics) (said of a binary operation) Such that all of the distinct elements it can operate on are idempotent (in the sense given just above). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (Said of a binary operation: that all of the distinct elements it can operate on are idempotent): idempotentti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-idempotent-en-adj-0ImempKt Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Pages with 5 entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 27 21 10 8 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 28 33 26 6 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 30 23 11 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 31 26 8 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 28 23 11 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 30 23 11 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 31 25 10 4 4 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Said of a binary operation: that all of the distinct elements it can operate on are idempotent': 10 36 46 9
  4. (mathematics) (said of an algebraic structure) Having an idempotent operation (in the sense given above). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-idempotent-en-adj-FJEkt5gs Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 27 21 10 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 30 23 11 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 28 23 11 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 30 23 11 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 31 25 10 4 4 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: idempotence, nilpotent, nullipotent, unipotent, involutory Coordinate_terms: nilpotent, nullipotent

Noun

IPA: /aɪ.dəmˈpoʊ.tənt/ [US], /ɪ.dəmˈpoʊ.tənt/ [US], /aɪˈdɛm.pə.tənt/ [US] Audio: En-us-idempotent.oga Forms: idempotents [plural]
Etymology: Latin roots, idem (“same”) + potent (“having power”) – literally, “having the same power”. Coined in 1870 by American mathematician Benjamin Peirce in the context of algebra. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{compound|en|idem|potent|t1=same|t2=having power}} idem (“same”) + potent (“having power”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} idempotent (plural idempotents)
  1. (mathematics) An idempotent element. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-idempotent-en-noun-iR1tbctR Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (mathematics) An idempotent structure. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-idempotent-en-noun-zgayowmh Topics: mathematics, sciences

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