Definition:Magma of Sets

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Definition

Let $X$ be a set.

Let $\SS \subseteq \powerset X$ be a set of subsets of $X$.

Let $I$ be an index set.


For every $i \in I$, let $J_i$ be an index set, and let:

$\phi_i: \powerset X^{J_i} \to \powerset X$

be a partial mapping.


Then $\SS$ is a magma of sets for $\set {\phi_i: i \in I}$ on $X$ if and only if:

$\forall i \in I: \map {\phi_i} {\family {S_j}_{j \mathop \in J_i} } \in \SS$

for every indexed family $\family {S_j}_{j \mathop \in J_i} \in \SS^{J_i}$ in the domain of $\phi$.


That is, if and only if $\SS$ is closed under $\phi_i$ for all $i \in I$.




Examples

ring of sets, Dynkin system, monotone class, subgroup, normal subgroup (include the conjugation operations)



Historical Note

The term magma of sets was specifically coined by the $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ user Lord_Farin to accommodate this concept.

No other references to structures this general have been located in the literature as of yet.


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