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idempotent

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˌaɪ.dəmˈpoʊ.tənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted deeimnopttStarts with IEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. unchanged in value following multiplication by itself

Word origin

From Latin roots idem (“same”) + potent (“having power”), thus “having the same power”. Coined in 1870 by American mathematician Benjamin Peirce in the context of algebra, later generalized to computer science.

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  • A projection operator is idempotent.
  • An HTTP request using the PUT verb should be idempotent, so that it can be sent to the server any number of times with the same end result.
  • Every finite semigroup has an idempotent element.

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