Etymology

Jordan algebra

Today it means: A non-associative algebra over a field whose product satisfies the axioms (i) xy=yx (the commutative law) and (ii) (xy)(xx)=x(y(xx)) (the Jordan identity). Full definition →

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Introduced by Pascual Jordan.

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