Unfolding all definitions, a monoid $(X,\ast)$ fulfills the following properties:
Axiom: Axioms of Monoid
- closure: $x \ast y\in X$ for all $x,y\in X$.
- associativity: \((x\ast y)\ast z=x\ast (y\ast z)\,\).
- existence of neutral element: There is an element $e\in X$ with $e\ast x=x\ast e=x$ for all $x\in X$.
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