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In this paper, we concentrate on finite quasivarieties (i.e. classes of finite algebras defined by quasi-identities). We present a motivation for studying finite quasivarieties. We introduce a new type of conditions that is well suited for defining finite quasivarieties and compare these new conditions with quasi-identities.
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Special issue of Studia Logica: “Algebraic Theory of Quasivarieties” Presented by M. E. Adams, K. V. Adaricheva, W. Dziobiak, and A. V. Kravchenko
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Vernitski, A. Finite quasivarieties and self-referential conditions. Stud Logica 78, 337–348 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11225-005-7348-3
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