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Commutative semigroups

Abbreviation: CSgrp

Definition

A \emph{commutative semigroup} is a semigroups S=S, such that

is commutative: xy=yx

Definition

A \emph{commutative semigroup} is a structure S=S,, where is an infix binary operation, called the \emph{semigroup product}, such that

is associative: (xy)z=x(yz)

is commutative: xy=yx

Morphisms

Let S and T be commutative semigroups. A morphism from S to T is a function h:SarrowT that is a homomorphism:

h(xy)=h(x)h(y)

Examples

Example 1: N,+, the natural numbers, with additition.

Basic results

Properties

Finite members

$\begin{array}{lr} Search for finite commutative semigroups

f(1)= &1
f(2)= &3
f(3)= &12
f(4)= &58
f(5)= &325
f(6)= &2143
f(7)= &17291
\end{array}$

Subclasses

Semilattices

Commutative monoids

Superclasses

Semigroups

Partial commutative semigroups

References