Monoid -- the class of all monoids
Description
A monoid is a set with a multiplicative operation on it and an identity element. A typical monoid is the set of monomials in a polynomial ring, which we consider to be created before the polynomial ring is created.
Types of monoid :
Functions and methods returning a monoid :
Methods that use a monoid :
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options(Monoid) -- get values used for optional arguments
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"use(Monoid)" -- see use(Ring) -- install ring variables and ring operations