¦īdəm¦pōt ə nt, īˈdempəd.ənt adjective
( -s )
Etymology: Latin idem- same + potent-, potens having power — more at identity potent
: relating to or being a mathematical quantity which when applied to itself under a given binary operation (as multiplication) equals itself ; also : relating to or being an operation under which a mathematical quantity is idempotent
• idem·po·ten·cy -ənsē, - ə nsē noun
• idempotent noun