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In the sequel, "$k$-algebra" means "associative unital finite dimensional $k$-algebra. Apologies for the very long exposition. If $A$ is a $k$-algebra and $s:A\to k$ is $k$-linear, we say that $s$ ...

Currently I am reading the book "Hopf Algebras. An Introduction" by S. Dascalescu, C. Nastasescu, S. Raianu. There is a Definition 1.5.20 on page 44 (boldface is mine): An algebra $A$ is called ...