greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've only ever seen "identity element" in English mathematics. > "Neutral element" sounds like something my car's gearbox > might have...
I've encountered both. I think `neutral element' is more common when dealing with the possibility that it might not be unique (in the way that identity elements are in groups, rings and fields), but that might just be my misconception. -- [mdw] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
