monoid
/ˈmɒnɔɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A set which is closed under an associative binary operation, and which contains an element which is an identity for the operation.
adj
Containing only one kind of metrical foot.
Example Sentences
- "Just like any abstraction, a monoid is useful to the extent we can write useful generic code assuming only the capabilities provided by the abstraction."