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Monoid vs Monoidal - What's the difference?

monoid | monoidal |

As a noun monoid

is (mathematics) a set which is closed under an associative binary operation, and which contains an element which is an identity for the operation.

As an adjective monoidal is

of, pertaining to, or being a monoid.

monoid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mathematics) A set which is closed under an associative binary operation, and which contains an element which is an identity for the operation.

    • Hypernyms

    * semigroup

    Hyponyms

    * group

    See also

    * * category * groupoid * loop * magma * quasigroup * submonoid

    Anagrams

    * (l) ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Noun

    • monoidal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, pertaining to, or being a monoid.

    • Anagrams

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