##  [Tame Congruence Theory](/tame-congruence-theory) 

  ##  [Tame Congruence Theory](https://algebra.quantumdictionary.io/tame-congruence-theory-0) 

  

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**Algebra Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A framework in universal algebra analyzing the local behavior of finite (and sometimes infinite) algebras by classifying minimal congruence pairs into a small finite list of types and studying the implications of those types for structure and constraint satisfaction.