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We find an explicitly self-dual lattice identity equivalent to the Arguesian law. We also show that any lattice identity equivalent to the Arguesian law must necessarily involve at least six variables.
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Haiman, M. Two notes on the Arguesian identity. Algebra Universalis 21, 167–171 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01188053
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