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Meanings of neutral element in English

Russian
нейтральный элемент
Portuguese
elemento identidade
Spanish
elemento neutro
Catalan
element identitat

Special type of element of a set with respect to a binary operation on that set, which leaves other elements unchanged when combined with them.

нейтральный элемент
Usage of neutral element in English
1
I would call it neutral element, for want of a more exact term; something that touches both aspects of the spectrum.
The Blind Spot
2
Either way the World Cup appears to have been a relatively neutral element in the voting, reflection again of the primacy of the European game.
The Guardian