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Definition

A band is a semigroup B = (B,·) such that · is idempotent:   xx = x.

Morphisms

Let B and C be bands. A morphism from B to C is a function h : BC that is a homomorphism: h(xy) = h(x)h(y).

Some results

Examples

Properties

Classtype variety
Equational theory decidable in polynomial time
Quasiequational theory
First-order theory
Locally finite yes
Residual size
Congruence distributive no
Congruence modular no
Congruence n-permutable no
Congruence regular no
Congruence uniform no
Congruence extension property no
Definable principal congruences
Equationally definable principal congruences
Amalgamation property no
Strong amalgamation property no
Epimorphisms are surjective

Finite members

[Size 1]?:  1
[Size 2]?:  
[Size 3]?:  
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Subclasses

Rectangular bands
Semilattices

Superclasses

Semigroups


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