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On the Finite Base Property for Semigroup Varieties

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No algorithm determines from an arbitrary recursive system of semigroup identities whether the variety defined by this system is finitely based.

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Popov, V.Y. On the Finite Base Property for Semigroup Varieties. Siberian Mathematical Journal 43, 910–919 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020163025374

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