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additive identity meaning

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WAdditive identity

In mathematics the additive identity of a set which is equipped with the operation of addition is an element which, when added to any element x in the set, yields x.

Definition of additive identity in English Dictionary

NounPLadditive identitiesSUF-ity
1. (algebra) 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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1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
  - additive and multiplicative inverses (except for additive identity )

Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
1. Nouns
  - Countable nouns

Source: Wiktionary

Meaning of additive identity for the defined word.

Grammatically, this idiom "additive identity" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.

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