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Ockham algebra

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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

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Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

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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.