Concept
Absorption law
Overview
In algebra, the absorption law or absorption identity is an identity linking a pair of binary operations.
Two binary operations, ¤ and ⁂, are said to be connected by the absorption law if:
a ¤ (a ⁂ b) = a ⁂ (a ¤ b) = a.
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