Timeline for Algebra / unital associative algebra: better terminology?
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| Feb 12, 2010 at 16:20 | comment | added | user717 | Yes, I agree . | |
| Feb 12, 2010 at 16:18 | comment | added | Pete L. Clark | Agreed. I have even seen the convention that "algebra" = "unital associative algebra" and "associative algebra" = "associative, not necessarily unital algebra". This is an instance of the (Bourbakiste!) idea that the most used concept should have the simplest name. | |
| Feb 12, 2010 at 16:07 | history | answered | Ben Webster♦ | CC BY-SA 2.5 |