different between idempotence vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

Latin roots, idem (“same”) +? potence (“the quality of having power”) – literally, “the quality of having the same power”.

Coined by 19th century American mathematician Benjamin Peirce in context of algebra.

Noun

idempotence (uncountable)

1. (mathematics, computing) A quality of an action such that repetitions of the action have no further effect on outcome – being idempotent.

Related terms

• fixed point
• idempotent
• impotence
• nilpotence
• nilpotent
• nullipotence
• nullipotent
• omnipotence
• potence
• potency
• potential
• unipotence
• unipotent

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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