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pseudovariety

pseudovariety noun: a class of algebras of a given signature, closed under the taking of homomorphic images, subalgebras and finitary direct products.

Noun

pseudovariety (plural pseudovarieties)

  1. A class of algebras of a given signature, closed under the taking of homomorphic images, subalgebras and finitary direct products.
    • Pseudovarieties are of particular importance in the study of finite semigroups and hence in formal language theory.

Forms of pseudovariety

pluralpseudovarieties

Origin of pseudovariety

From pseudo- + variety.

Questions about pseudovariety

What does pseudovariety mean?
Pseudovariety means a class of algebras of a given signature, closed under the taking of homomorphic images, subalgebras and finitary direct products.
What part of speech is pseudovariety?
Pseudovariety is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudovariety?
The plural of pseudovariety is pseudovarieties.

Words near pseudovariety in the dictionary

  1. pseudovaria
  2. pseudovariable
  3. pseudovariables
  4. pseudovaries
  5. pseudovarieties
  6. pseudovariety
  7. pseudovariola
  8. pseudovarium
  9. pseudovary
  10. pseudovascular
  11. pseudovector

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