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Modular Lattice

A Lattice which satisfies the identity

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(x\wedge y)\vee(x\wedge z)=x\wedge(y\vee (x\wedge z))
\end{displaymath}

is said to be modular.

See also Distributive Lattice


References

Grätzer, G. Lattice Theory: First Concepts and Distributive Lattices. San Francisco, CA: W. H. Freeman, pp. 35-36, 1971.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26