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Formulation F1088 on D39: Identity element
F1088
Formulation 2
Let $S = (X, +)$ be an D21: Algebraic structure such that
(i) \begin{equation} X \neq \emptyset \end{equation}
A D2218: Set element $y \in X$ is an identity element in $S$ if and only if
(1) \begin{equation} \forall \, x \in X : y + x = x \end{equation} (D537: Left identity element)
(2) \begin{equation} \forall \, x \in X : x + y = x \end{equation} (D538: Right identity element)