Magma
IsMedial
test whether a given magma satisfies the medial law
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IsMedial( m )
m
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Array representing the Cayley table of a finite magma
The IsMedial command returns true if the given magma satisfies the medial law (X*Y)*(U*V) = (X*U)*(Y*V). It returns false otherwise.
with⁡Magma:
m≔1|2|3,2|3|1,3|1|2
m≔123231312
IsMedial⁡m
true
m≔1|2|3,2|3|3,3|1|2
m≔123233312
false
The Magma[IsMedial] command was introduced in Maple 15.
For more information on Maple 15 changes, see Updates in Maple 15.
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