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Basic Mereology with Equivalence Relations

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Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science 2005 (MFCS 2005)

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Abstract

The traditional theory of “part of” relations (i.e. mereology) is enriched by adding the formal concept of equivalent and exchangeable parts. Various possible axioms and their roles are discussed. An approach is focused on application to model software structures.

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  1. Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada

    Ryszard Janicki

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Janicki, R. (2005). Basic Mereology with Equivalence Relations. In: Jȩdrzejowicz, J., Szepietowski, A. (eds) Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science 2005. MFCS 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3618. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11549345_44

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