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| | Associative binary Operators |
 | | We say that a uniform binary operator (A×Ag:A) left-associates over a binary operator (A×Bf:B) precisely if, for every a, c in A and b in B: f(g(a,c),b)=f(a,f(c,b)). |
 | | We have just shown that Known(1): the bulk action on a direct sum is the result of combining the bulk actions of its constituents with f whenever the right-hand constituent's domain has at most one member. |
 | | We then have natural isomorphisms equating p=n+(p\q), q=n+(q\p) and u=(q\p)+n+(p\q), whence n+u is isomorphic to n+(q\p)+n+(p\q) which is, in turn, isomorphic to p+q. |
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