Name enhancement erasion_op
=> absorbing_op
#7211
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Status: Needs further discussion before merging or work can be started
There is the
identity_op
lint that fires on operations as1*x
The name
identity
correspond to the accepted term, see Wikipedia/identity element.There is the
erasing_op
lint that fires on operations as0*x
But the term
erasing
is vague, e.g.: could it mean type erasure??There is a precise word for that too:
0
is anabsorbing element
: see Wikipedia/absorbing elementThe text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: