Definitions For Idempotence

Noun

IDEMPOTENCE (uncountable) (mathematics, computing) A quality of an action such that repetitions of the action have no further effect on outcome – being idempotent.

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Translations

Finnish: idempotenssi French: idempotence, f Greek: ταυτοδυναµία, f, sc=Grek Hungarian: idempotencia Macedonian: идемпотенција, f Russian: идемпоте́нтность, f Spanish: idempotencia, f

Etymology

{{uder + en + la + -}} roots, idem + potence + t1=same + t2=the quality of having power – literally, “the quality of having the same power”. Coined by 19th century American mathematician {{w, Benjamin Peirce}} in context of algebra.Polcino & Sehgal (2002), p. 127

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