= Lawvere theory
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Lawvere theory is a concept in category theory and is named after the mathematician William Lawvere, who introduced it in the context of topos theory and categorical logic. A Lawvere theory is essentially a generalization of a model of a universal algebra, and it provides a framework for discussing algebraic structures in a categorical manner. \#\#\# Definition: A **Lawvere theory** is typically defined as a category \\(\\mathcal\{L\}\\) that satisfies certain properties.
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