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Identity Function
The function f(x) = x. More generally, an identity function is one which does not change the domain values at all.
Note: This is called the identity function since it is the identity for composition of functions. That is, if f(x) = x and g is any function, then (f ° g)(x) = g(x) and (g ° f)(x) = g(x).