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We will review briefly some of the main concepts of standard universal algebra in order to motivate the definition of one of our central concepts: algebraic theories. We will show how theories are related to equational classes of algebras. Most of the facts mentioned in this chapter are well-known in some form.
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Bloom, S.L., Ésik, Z. (1993). Varieties and Theories. In: Iteration Theories. EATCS Monographs on Theoretical Computer Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78034-9_3
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