IDENTITY ELEMENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates

Example:

the identity under numerical multiplication is 1

Synonyms:

identity; identity element; identity operator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("identity element" is a kind of...):

operator ((mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation)

Credits