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IDEMPOTENT
Definition of IDEMPOTENT
adjective
Such that, when performed multiple times on the same subject, it has no further effect on its subject after the first time it is performed.
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Where it comes from
From Latin roots idem (“same”) + potent (“having power”), thus “having the same power”. Coined in 1870 by American mathematician Benjamin Peirce in the context of algebra, later generalized to computer science.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IDEMPOTENT · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IDEMPOTENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IDEMPOTENT starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEEIMNOPTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once.
Words that start IDEMPO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found IDEMPOTENT?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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