"semigroup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: semigroups [plural]
Etymology: From semi- + group, reflecting the fact that not all the conditions required for a group are required for a semigroup. (Specifically, the requirements for the existence of identity and inverse elements are omitted.) Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|group}} semi- + group Head templates: {{en-noun}} semigroup (plural semigroups)
  1. (mathematics) Any set for which there is a binary operation that is closed and associative. Wikipedia link: semigroup Categories (topical): Mathematics Hypernyms (set for which a closed associative binary operation is defined): magma Hyponyms (set for which a closed associative binary operation is defined): group, monoid Derived forms: inverse semigroup, semigroup homomorphism, subsemigroup Translations (set for which a closed associative binary operation is defined): 半群 (bàn qún) (Chinese Mandarin), pologrupa [feminine] (Czech), puoliryhmä (Finnish), Halbgruppe [feminine] (German), hálfgrúpa [feminine] (Icelandic), semigruppo [masculine] (Italian), semigrupo [masculine] (Portuguese), semigrup [neuter] (Romanian), pologrupa [feminine] (Slovak), semigrupp (Swedish)

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