English Explanatory Dictionary

additive identity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

additive identity additive identities

Related words

multiplicative identity
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