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There is the identity_op
lint that fires on operations as 1*x
The name identity
correspond to the accepted term, see Wikipedia/identity element.
There is the erasing_op
lint that fires on operations as 0*x
But the term erasing
is vague, e.g.: could it mean type erasure??
There is a precise word for that too: 0
is an absorbing element
: see Wikipedia/absorbing element