Presenting convex sets of probability distributions by convex semilattices and unique bases

05/04/2020
by   Filippo Bonchi, et al.
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We prove that every finitely generated convex set of finitely supported probability distributions has a unique base, and use this result to show that the monad of convex sets of probability distributions is presented by the algebraic theory of convex semilattices.

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