The little Desarguesian theorem for algebras in modular varieties

The little Desarguesian theorem for algebras in modular varieties
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 80 (1980), 393-397 Request permission

We show that the “Little Desarguesian Theorem” is true in the congruence-class geometry of algebras in modular varieties.

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