In mathematics, an inverse semigroup S is a semigroup in which every element x in S has a unique inverse y in S in the sense that x = xyx and y = yxy. Inverse semigroups appear in a range of contexts; for example, they can be employed in the study of partial symmetries.
(The convention followed in this article will be that of writing a function on the right of its argument, and composing functions from left to right — a convention often observed in semigroup theory.)
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