multiplicative identity
noun Mathematics.
an identity that when used to multiply a given element in a specified set leaves that element unchanged, as the number 1 for the real-number system.
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Origin of multiplicative identity
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby multiplicative identity
multiplication sign, multiplication table, multiplicative, multiplicative division, multiplicative group, multiplicative identity, multiplicative inverse, multiplicity, multiplier, multiplier effect, multiply
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