Ockham algebra

noun

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

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Meanings

nounOckham algebra (plural Ockham algebras)

plural Ockham algebras

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

Origin

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.

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