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IDEMPOTENCE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- idempotency
1, record 1, English, idempotency
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Idempotency is a property of certain operations that denotes their ability to be applied multiple times without changing the result beyond the initial application. 2, record 1, English, - idempotency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- idempotence
1, record 1, French, idempotence
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En mathématiques ou en programmation, l'idempotence désigne toute opération pouvant être exécutée plusieurs fois sans changer le résultat final après la première itération. 2, record 1, French, - idempotence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-11-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Algebra
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lattice
1, record 2, English, lattice
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A partially ordered set in which every set of two elements has both a supremum and an infimum. 2, record 2, English, - lattice
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Algèbre
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- treillis
1, record 2, French, treillis
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure qui vérifie les conditions d’idempotence, de commutativité, d’associativité, de réflexivité, d’antisymétrie, de transitivité et d’élimination. 2, record 2, French, - treillis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un treillis est un ensemble ordonné dans lequel tout couple (x, y) d’éléments admet une borne inférieure et une borne supérieure. 3, record 2, French, - treillis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1984-11-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- idempotent law
1, record 3, English, idempotent%20law
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- law of tautology 2, record 3, English, law%20of%20tautology
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The law satisfied by any binary operation for which x x = for all elements x in the domain of . Union and intersection of sets satisfy these laws. In a Boolean algebra both of the binary operations are idempotent. 1, record 3, English, - idempotent%20law
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- règle d’idempotence
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A8gle%20d%26rsquo%3Bidempotence
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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