An algebraic setting for near-unanimity consensus (Q810553)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4214081
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4214081 |
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An algebraic setting for near-unanimity consensus (English)
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1990
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The authors axiomatize the near-unanimity algebras arising from n-median semilattices by the n-ary operation sending \(x_ 1,...,x_ n\) to the join of all meets of n-1 fold subsets of the \(x_ i\). This structure generalizes median algebras and has applications in taxonomy.
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majority rule
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near unanimity rule
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weak hierarchy
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near-unanimity algebras
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n-median semilattices
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median algebras
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taxonomy
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