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An indexed function λa on a set S may be viewed as a partial groupoid a×S→S. In this sense the structure of a semigroup is the indexed composite of the structures of its inner translations. All the possible algebraic (orbit) structures of these functions are fully described, and those elements which may serve as index for a potential inner translation are specified.
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Zupnik, D. Cayley functions. Semigroup Forum 3, 349–358 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02572972
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02572972