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Also known as annihilating element, zero-element

special type of element of a set with respect to a binary composition operation on that set which, when composed with any element of the set, results in the absorbing element itself

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The zero (additive identity element) of a ring.html "Ring (mathematics)") is an absorbing element for the ring multiplication. The zero matrix is the absorbing element for matrix multiplication . The empty set") is the absorbing element for intersection") of sets. Some content on this page may previously have appeared on Citizendium . Please take a moment to rate this page below. Found a problem?

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