nullipotent
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Adjective[edit]
nullipotent (not comparable)
- (mathematics, computing) Describing an action which has no side effect. Queries are typically nullipotent: they return useful data, but do not change the data structure queried. Contrast with idempotent.
- (biology) Incapable of developing into any cell type; compare pluripotent
Usage notes[edit]
In computing, contrast with idempotent, meaning that doing it multiple times is the same as doing it one times, rather than zero times, as is nullipotent.
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Coordinate terms[edit]
- (computing): idempotent
- (biology): pluripotent
