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单词 idemfactor
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idemfactorn.

Brit. /ˈɪdɛmˌfaktə/, /ˈʌɪdɛmˌfaktə/, U.S. /ˈaɪdɛmˌfæktər/, /ˈaɪdɛmˌfæktɔr/, /ˈidɛmˌfæktər/, /ˈidɛmˌfæktɔr/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin īdem , factor n.
Etymology: < classical Latin īdem the same (see idem n.) + factor n. Compare idemfaciend adj., idemfacient adj.
Mathematics.
An operator or quantity which, when applied to another quantity, leaves that quantity unchanged.
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1870 B. Peirce in Amer. Jrnl. Math. (1881) 4 104 When an expression used as a factor in certain combinations overpowers the other factors and is itself the product, it may be called an idemfactor.
1902 Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 3 312 If αβ = βα = α, α is an idemfactor with respect to β.
1923 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 103 647 In Gibb's [sic] vector notation we meet with an operator known as the idemfactor which is denoted by I = ii + jj + kk.
1964 G. Nadau Introd. Elasticity i. 7 The idemfactor, or unit dyadic, is represented by 1, and defined by the relations 1 · V = V ·1 = V.
2000 SIAM Jrnl. Appl. Math. 61 893 Īs = In̄n̄ is the spatial idemfactor.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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