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Yeah, I wonder about calling it "addable" or "mergeable". But neither of those really captures the full generality of it - would you expect composing functions to count as "adding" or "merging"?


"Combinable"?

Integers can also be combined with other operations, like multiplication, min or max. None of those sound like "adding" or "merging" them to me.


Good point. Though a good side effect is that when you see it used that way you "a-ha!", or you figure it yourself you feel smart. Something like "endoMonoid" doesn't immediately suggest these use cases either (unless you're a math buff) but if you get to the explanation you're just left with the feeling that this is what was intended all along, not a neat breakthrough.

That's reverse API psychology for you :D




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