groupoids

/ˈɡruːpɔɪdz/
noun
  1. Plural of groupoid; multiple small, informal groups of people.
    • Online groupoids for book lovers often share reading lists and reviews.
    • The festival had groupoids for dancers, musicians, and artists.
    • Several groupoids formed around different hobbies at the community center.
  2. Plural of groupoid (mathematical sense); multiple algebraic structures of this type.
    • The exam asked students to identify which groupoids were also semigroups.
    • The textbook covers various groupoids, including those with and without associative properties.
    • Researchers compared different groupoids to understand their structural similarities.
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