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==Scientific usage== | ==Scientific usage== | ||
| − | The number | + | The number one (and more generally, the identity element of a [[group]] or [[monoid]]) is sometimes referred to in [[mathematics]] as "unity," for example in "root of unity." |
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Latest revision as of 13:34, July 30, 2009
Unity is the state of being one by being in agreement.
Scientific usage
The number one (and more generally, the identity element of a group or monoid) is sometimes referred to in mathematics as "unity," for example in "root of unity."