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A Monoid class is defined in [http://www.haskell.org/ghc/dist/current/docs/libraries/base/Data-Monoid.html Data.Monoid], and used in [http://www.haskell.org/ghc/dist/current/docs/libraries/base/Data-Foldable.html Data.Foldable] and in the Writer monad. | |||
The monoid interface enables a number of algorithms, including parallel algorithms and tree searches, e.g.: | The monoid interface enables a number of algorithms, including parallel algorithms and tree searches, e.g.: | ||
* An introduction: [http://sigfpe.blogspot.com/2009/01/haskell-monoids-and-their-uses.html Haskell Monoids and their Uses] | * An introduction: [http://sigfpe.blogspot.com/2009/01/haskell-monoids-and-their-uses.html Haskell Monoids and their Uses] | ||
* The blog article [http://apfelmus.nfshost.com/monoid-fingertree.html Monoids and Finger Trees] | * The blog article [http://apfelmus.nfshost.com/monoid-fingertree.html Monoids and Finger Trees] | ||
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A monoid is an algebraic structure with an associative binary operation that has an identity element. Examples include:
- lists under concatenation
- numbers under addition or multiplication
- Booleans under conjunction or disjunction
- sets under union
- functions from a type to itself, under composition
A Monoid class is defined in Data.Monoid, and used in Data.Foldable and in the Writer monad.
The monoid interface enables a number of algorithms, including parallel algorithms and tree searches, e.g.:
- An introduction: Haskell Monoids and their Uses
- The blog article Monoids and Finger Trees
- Monad.Reader issue 11, "How to Refold a Map." (PDF), and a follow up
Generalizations of monoids feature in Category theory, for example: