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idempotent

i·dem·po·tent [  dem pṓt'nt, ì dem pṓt'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
unchanged when multiplied by itself: describes a mathematical quantity that remains unchanged when multiplied by itself

[Late 19th century. < Latin idem (see identity) + potent- "powerful"]
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