Определение identity element в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
A member of a structure which, when applied to any other element via a binary operation induces an identity mapping; more specifically, given an operation *, an element I is
simply an identity element if both are true.
The element of a set of numbers that when combined with another number in a particular operation leaves that number unchanged. For example, 0 is the identity element under addition for the real numbers, since if a is any real number, a + 0 = 0 + a = a. Similarly, 1 is the identity element under multiplication for the real numbers, since a × 1 = 1 × a = a. Also called unity