$x \mapsto x$, for composition of functions

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Terms

Term	This example	Why
idempotent	✓	$x \mapsto x$ is idempotent, because composing it with itself gives itself.
identity element	✓	$x \mapsto x$ is the identity element for composition, because composing every function with it gives that function.
constant function	✗

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