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		ForOldHack 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is 1 Prime, and Does It Matter? Number theory includes zero as the identity element for addition, much as 1 is the identity element for multiplication. I am totally assuming you knew this already.

mathgeek 3 months ago [–]

For the sake of making an easy transition to the monoid, yes. Personally a fan.

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