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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries幂等
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mì děng
"这个软件接口设计成幂等的，以防止重复扣款。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Denoting an element or operation which, when applied multiple times, yields the same result as applying it once.
"In mathematics, absolute value is an idempotent operation because the absolute value of the absolute value is simply the absolute value." - 2
Describing an API request or software operation that can be executed multiple times without changing the result beyond the initial application.
"Making an idempotent HTTP PUT request ensures that repeating the call due to a network timeout will not accidentally duplicate database transactions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in mathematics in 1870 by American mathematician Benjamin Peirce, combining the Latin 'idem' (meaning 'same') and 'potent' (meaning 'powerful' or 'having power'). The Japanese transliteration 'ido-aru-fitoru' (イドアルフイトル or more accurately idempotent) reflects the adoption of advanced mathematical and computer science terminology into modern Japanese technical discourse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Idempotent" is said worldwide
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idempotent
Transliteration: i.dɑ̃.pɔ.tɑ̃
"Cette opération mathématique est idempotente."
idempotent
Transliteration: iːdompoˈtɛnt
"Eine idempotente Funktion liefert bei mehrmaliger Anwendung dasselbe Ergebnis."
idempotente
Transliteration: i.dem.poˈtɛn.te
"Il metodo HTTP scelto deve essere idempotente."
idempotente
Transliteration: i.dem.poˈten.te
"Una función idempotente aplicada varias veces produce el mismo resultado."
idempotente
Transliteration: i.dẽ.poˈtẽ.tʃi
"Esta API foi projetada para ser totalmente idempotente."
समसमर्थी
Transliteration: samasamarthi
"गणित में यह क्रिया समसमर्थी है।"
幂等
Transliteration: mì děng
"这个软件接口设计成幂等的，以防止重复扣款。"
멱등
Transliteration: myeokdeung
"REST API 설계에서는 멱등성을 유지하는 것이 중요합니다."
冪等
Transliteration: beitō
"このAPIリクエストは冪等であるため、何度実行しても結果は同じです。"
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