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A distributive polylattice is a setS together with a setN of mutually distributive semilattice operations. Any such setN generates a median algebraM consisting of mutually distributive operations onS.
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Meletiou, G.C. Median algebras acting on sets. Algebra Universalis 29, 477–484 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01190774
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01190774