Meanings
nounKleene algebra (plural Kleene algebras)
plural Kleene algebras
- algebraA De Morgan algebra which also satisfies the inequation x∧∼x⩽y,∨∼y for all x and y, where "∼" here denotes the De Morgan involution.
Origin
Named for Stephen Cole Kleene.
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