Identity function

The identity function on a set $X$ maps each $x\in X$ to itself: ${\mathrm{id}}_X(x)=x$. It changes no information. For every function $f:X\to Y$, function composition satisfies $f\circ {\mathrm{id}}_X=f$ and ${\mathrm{id}}_Y\circ f=f$. The subscripts specify the appropriate source or target set. An inverse function reverses a bijection exactly when the two possible compositions are these identity functions.