Idempotency

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Idempotence. uncountable

    "The electron number constraint unlike the idempotency constraint can be represented by a single equation. For this reason, one can properly incorporate this constraint using a Lagrange multiplier and defining an effective chemical potential"

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"The electron number constraint unlike the idempotency constraint can be represented by a single equation. For this reason, one can properly incorporate this constraint using a Lagrange multiplier and defining an effective chemical potential"

Etymology

From Latin roots, idem (“same”) + potency (“power”).

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