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Ordinary algebra and set, or Boolean, algebra are different. In this chapter we examine the idea that there are a whole range of different arithmetics, and hence algebras, and consider the problem of classifying sets by their axiomatic structures.
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© 1971 R. J. O’Brien and G. G. Garcia
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O’Brien, R.J., Garcia, G.G. (1971). Groups, Fields and Complex Numbers. In: Mathematics for Economists and Social Scientists. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00978-7_6
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