adjective
- relating to or denoting an element of a set which is unchanged in value when multiplied or otherwise operated on by itself
Usage: mathematics
Examples
- In mathematics, the number 1 is idempotent under multiplication.
- Zero is an idempotent element under multiplication.
- The idempotent property means that applying the operation multiple times has the same effect as applying it once.
- Boolean operations like AND with true are idempotent.
- The function f(x) = x² has idempotent behavior at x = 0 and x = 1.
- Database operations should be designed to be idempotent to avoid errors from repeated execution.