Aczélian \(n\)-ary semigroups (Q1758230)

The concept of \(n\)-ary semigroups is a generalization of the concept of ordinary semigroups. In this paper, the authors show that real continuous, symmetric and cancellative \(n\)-ary semigroups are topologically order-isomorphic to additive real \(n\)-ary semigroups. The ordinary case (\(n=2\)) was originally proved by Aczél; there, symmetry was redundant.