nLab associative magma

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Definition

A magma (S,)(S,\cdot) is called associative if it satisfies the associativity condition, saying that for all x,y,zSx,y,z \in S then the equation

(xy)z=x(yz) (x \cdot y) \cdot z = x \cdot (y \cdot z)

holds.

Examples

Examples include semigroups/monoids, rings, associative algebras, etc.

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