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monoid

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[mon-oid] / ˈmɒn ɔɪd /

noun

Mathematics.

  1. groupoid.

Etymology

Origin of monoid

First recorded in 1860–65; mon- + -oid

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We can use ‘comparing’ to turn each field into a comparison function of type Book -> Book -> Ordering and then use the monoid operator <> to combine these comparison functions.

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