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In mathematics, an Ockham algebra is a bounded
distributive lattice In mathematics, a distributive lattice is a lattice (order), lattice in which the operations of join and meet distributivity, distribute over each other. The prototypical examples of such structures are collections of sets for which the lattice o ...
L with a dual endomorphism, that is, an operation \sim\colon L \to L satisfying * \sim (x \wedge y) = \sim x \vee \sim y , * \sim(x \vee y) = \sim x \wedge \sim y , * \sim 0 = 1, * \sim 1 = 0. They were introduced by , and were named after
William of Ockham William of Ockham or Occam ( ; ; 9/10 April 1347) was an English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher, apologist, and theologian, who was born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medie ...
by . Ockham algebras form a variety. Examples of Ockham algebras include
Boolean algebra In mathematics and mathematical logic, Boolean algebra is a branch of algebra. It differs from elementary algebra in two ways. First, the values of the variable (mathematics), variables are the truth values ''true'' and ''false'', usually denot ...
s, De Morgan algebras, Kleene algebras, and Stone algebras.


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