Monoid

//ˈmɒnɔɪd//

"Monoid" in a Sentence (2 examples)

A monad is a monoid in the category of endofunctors.

Just like any abstraction, a monoid is useful to the extent we can write useful generic code assuming only the capabilities provided by the abstraction.

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