nLab cancellative monoid

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Monoid theory

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In set theory

A monoid (A,,1)(A, \cdot, 1) is called left cancellative if

a,b,zA((za=zb)(a=b)) \underset{a,b,z \in A}{\forall} \left( \left( z \cdot a = z \cdot b \right) \Rightarrow \left( a = b \right) \right)

and called right cancellative if

a,b,zA((az=bz)(a=b)) \underset{a,b,z \in A}{\forall} \left( \left( a \cdot z = b \cdot z \right) \Rightarrow \left( a = b \right) \right)

It is called cancellative if it is both left cancellative and right cancellative.

In infinity-groupoid theory

A monoid ( 0 0 -truncated A 3 A_3 -space) (A,,1)(A, \cdot, 1) is called left cancellative if for all objects aAa \in A and bAb \in A the homotopy fiber of the functor L:AAL:A \to A, defined as L a(z)azL_a(z) \coloneqq a \cdot z, at bb is (1)(-1)-truncated, and is called right cancellative if for all elements aAa \in A and bBb \in B the homotopy fiber of the functor R:AAR:A \to A, defined as R a(z)zaR_a(z) \coloneqq z \cdot a at bb is (1)(-1)-truncated. It is called cancellative if it is both left cancellative and right cancellative.

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