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additive identity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
ad-di-tive i-den-ti-ty
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An element of an algebraic structure, generally denoted 0, which is an identity for an additive operation (generally denoted +). That is, x + 0 = 0 + x = x for any x in the structure.

Inflected Forms

additive identities (plural)

Phrases

multiplicative identity

Frequently Paired Words

multiplicative identity

Questions

What does additive identity mean?
An element of an algebraic structure, generally denoted 0, which is an identity for an additive operation (generally denoted +). That is, x + 0 = 0 + x = x for any x in the structure.

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