identity property

noun

The property where if any arithmetic operation is used to combine an identity with a number n, the end result will be n.

Meanings

nounidentity property (plural identity properties)

plural identity properties

  1. mathematicsThe property where if any arithmetic operation is used to combine an identity with a number n, the end result will be n.
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