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Nonassociative Algebra


An algebra which does not satisfy

 a(bc)=(ab)c

is called a nonassociative algebra.


See also

Algebra, Cayley Number, Complex Number, Division Algebra, Quaternion, Real Number

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References

Kuz'min, E. N. and Shestakov, I. P. "Non-Associative Structures." In Algebra VI. Combinatorial and Asymptotic Methods of Algebra: Nonassociative Structures (Ed. A. I. Kostrikin and I. R. Shafarevich). New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995.Schafer, R. D. An Introduction to Nonassociative Algebras. New York: Dover, 1996.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Nonassociative Algebra." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/NonassociativeAlgebra.html

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