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Nullipotence vs Nullipotent - What's the difference?

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Nullipotence is a related term of nullipotent.


As a noun nullipotence

is quality of being nullipotent.

As an adjective nullipotent is

(mathematics|computing) describing an action which has no side effect queries are typically nullipotent: they return useful data, but do not change the data structure queried contrast with idempotent.

nullipotence

English

Noun

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  • Quality of being nullipotent.

    • nullipotent

    English

    Adjective

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  • (mathematics, computing) Describing an action which has no side effect. Queries are typically nullipotent: they return useful data, but do not change the data structure queried. Contrast with idempotent.
  • (biology) Incapable of developing into any cell type; compare pluripotent

    • Usage notes

    In computing, contrast with idempotent, meaning that the result of performing an action multiple times is the same as the result of doing it only once'' (rather than ''zero times, as is nullipotent).

    Related terms

    *idempotent *nullipotence

    Coordinate terms

    * (computing) idempotent * (biology) pluripotent