semigroup
The English word “semigroup” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- Any set for which there is a binary operation that is closed and associative.
Etymology
From semi- + group, reflecting the fact that not all the conditions required for a group are required for a semigroup. (Specifically, the requirements for the existence of identity and inverse elements are omitted.)
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