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BASIC ALGEBRAIC STRUCTURES
Monoids
Definition and basic properties of monoids
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Theorem
mndid
Description:
A monoid has a two-sided identity element.
(Contributed by
NM
, 16-Aug-2011)
Ref
Expression
Hypotheses
mndcl.b
⊢
B
=
Base
G
mndcl.p
⊢
+
˙
=
+
G
Assertion
mndid
⊢
G
∈
Mnd
→
∃
u
∈
B
∀
x
∈
B
u
+
˙
x
=
x
∧
x
+
˙
u
=
x
Proof
Step
Hyp
Ref
Expression
1
mndcl.b
⊢
B
=
Base
G
2
mndcl.p
⊢
+
˙
=
+
G
3
1
2
ismnd
⊢
G
∈
Mnd
↔
∀
x
∈
B
∀
y
∈
B
x
+
˙
y
∈
B
∧
∀
z
∈
B
x
+
˙
y
+
˙
z
=
x
+
˙
y
+
˙
z
∧
∃
u
∈
B
∀
x
∈
B
u
+
˙
x
=
x
∧
x
+
˙
u
=
x
4
3
simprbi
⊢
G
∈
Mnd
→
∃
u
∈
B
∀
x
∈
B
u
+
˙
x
=
x
∧
x
+
˙
u
=
x