monoid

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Etymology

mono- +‎ -oid

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monoid (plural monoids)

  1. (algebra, functional programming) A set which is closed under an associative binary operation, and which contains an element which is an identity for the operation.
    • 2023, Michael Pilquist, Rúnar Bjarnason, Paul Chiusano, Functional programming with Scala, Second edition, Shelter Island: Manning Publications Co, →ISBN:
      Just like any abstraction, a monoid is useful to the extent we can write useful generic code assuming only the capabilities provided by the abstraction.

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monoid (not comparable)

  1. (prosody) Containing only one kind of metrical foot.

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monoid m inan

  1. monoid

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  • monoid in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

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monoid m (Cyrillic spelling моноид)

  1. monoid