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- [ahy-duh m-poht-nt, id-uh m-]
- /ˈaɪ dəmˈpoʊt nt, ˈɪd əm-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ahy-duh m-poht-nt, id-uh m-]
- /ˈaɪ dəmˈpoʊt nt, ˈɪd əm-/
Definitions of idempotent word
- adjective idempotent unchanged when multiplied by itself. 1
- noun idempotent an idempotent element. 1
- noun idempotent Denoting an element of a set that is unchanged in value when multiplied or otherwise operated on by itself. 1
- noun Definition of idempotent in Technology 1. A function f : D -> D is idempotent if f (f x) = f x for all x in D. I.e. repeated applications have the same effect as one. This can be extended to functions of more than one argument, e.g. Boolean & has x & x = x. Any value in the image of an idempotent function is a fixed point of the function. 2. This term can be used to describe C header files, which contain common definitions and declarations to be included by several source files. If a header file is ever included twice during the same compilation (perhaps due to nested #include files), compilation errors can result unless the header file has protected itself against multiple inclusion; a header file so protected is said to be idempotent. 3. The term can also be used to describe an initialisation subroutine that is arranged to perform some critical action exactly once, even if the routine is called several times. 1
- adjective idempotent (of a matrix, transformation, etc) not changed in value following multiplication by itself 0
- noun idempotent (mathematics) An idempotent element. 0
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Origin of idempotent
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; idem + potent1
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idempotent popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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