The difference between Loop and Monoid
When used as nouns, loop means a length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening, whereas monoid means a set which is closed under an associative binary operation, and which contains an element which is an identity for the operation.
Loop is also verb with the meaning: to form something into a loop.
Monoid is also adjective with the meaning: containing only one kind of metrical foot.
check bellow for the other definitions of Loop and Monoid
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Loop as a noun:
A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
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Loop as a noun:
The opening so formed.
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Loop as a noun:
A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
Examples:
"Arches, loops, and whorls are patterns found in fingerprints."
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Loop as a noun:
A ring road or beltway.
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Loop as a noun:
An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
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Loop as a noun:
A complete circuit for an electric current.
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Loop as a noun (programming):
A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
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Loop as a noun (graph theory):
An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
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Loop as a noun (topology):
A path that starts and ends at the same point.
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Loop as a noun (transportation):
A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
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Loop as a noun (algebra):
A quasigroup with an identity element.
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Loop as a noun:
A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
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Loop as a noun:
An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
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Loop as a noun:
A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
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Loop as a noun:
(mass of iron).
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Loop as a noun (biochemistry):
A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.
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Loop as a verb (transitive):
To form something into a loop.
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Loop as a verb (transitive):
To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
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Loop as a verb (transitive):
To fly an aircraft in a loop.
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Loop as a verb (transitive):
To move something in a loop.
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Loop as a verb (transitive):
To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
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Loop as a verb (transitive):
To duplicate the route of a pipeline.
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Loop as a verb (transitive):
To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.
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Loop as a verb (intransitive):
To form a loop.
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Loop as a verb (intransitive):
To move in a loop.
Examples:
"The program loops until the user presses a key."
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Monoid as a noun (mathematics):
A set which is closed under an associative binary operation, and which contains an element which is an identity for the operation.
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Monoid as an adjective (prosody):
Containing only one kind of metrical foot.