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At least in C++, knowing your type forms a monoid with your operation informs you when you are safe to use various parallel algorithms. e.g. `std::accumulate` w

At least in C++, knowing your type forms a monoid with your operation informs you when you are safe to use various parallel algorithms. e.g. `std::accumulate` with an associative operator is safe to run in parallel.

Koshkin 9y ago
I think, I've always known if my type was a monoid without knowing the word.
- bstamour 9y ago
  It's a simple concept that appears all over in computing. I'm not surprised that that's the case.