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Is there a name for 'groups' that only have a neutral element on the right and an inverse for each element on the right ?

If there is, does that name also hold for a neutral elt on the right and an inverse on the left ?

In any case, do those kind of 'groups' have special properties/are interesting to study ?

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Yes, in the first case, they are called groups. See Right identity and Right inverse implies a group That is, the "only" is a priori, but it turns out in this case that the identity and inverses are $2$-sided.

(But for the case of having a right identity and left inverses, I do not know of a name or interesting properties. They need not be groups.)

Jonas Meyer
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