Iterative Pexider equation modulo a subset (Q675217)

Let \(X,Y,Z\) be arbitrary nonempty sets, \(E\) be a nonempty subset of \(Z^Z\) and \(K\) be a groupoid. Assume that \(\{F_t\}_{t\in K} \subset Z^X\), \(\{G_t\}_{t\in K} \subset Y^X\), \(\{H_t\}_{t\in K} \subset Z^Y\) are families of functions satisfying the functional equation \(F_{st} =k_{(s,t)} \circ H_s \circ G_t\) for \((s,t) \in D(K)\), where \(D(K)\) stands for the domain of the binary operation on the groupoid \(K\) and \(k_{(s,t)} \in E\) for \((s,t) \in D(K)\). Conditions are established under which the equation can be reduced to the corresponding Cauchy equation. As an application of the main result the author obtains a connection between stability of Cauchy equation and Pexider equation as well as connections between stability of the translation equation and stability of the Pexider form of this equation.