idemfaciend

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English

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Etymology

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From idem +‎ faciend.

Adjective

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idemfaciend (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics, linear algebra) When multiplied by an idempotent matrix produces itself.
    • 1882, Benjamin Peirce, Linear Associative Algebra, page 14:
      The possibility of the selection of all the remaining units as idemfaciend or nilfaciend is easily established.