Ockham algebra

noun

Etymology

Named after the English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher William of Ockham (1287–1347) by Alasdair Urquhart in 1979. The notion was introduced by Joel Berman in 1977.

Definitions

  1. A bounded distributive lattice with a dual endomorphism (where “dual” means that it…

    A bounded distributive lattice with a dual endomorphism (where “dual” means that it satisfies De Morgan’s laws).

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