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> prove that no such n-tuples exist for n>4.

It depends on how you define "such" n-tuples. The octonions (n = 8) aren't associative, but they have all the other relevant properties.



You’re absolutely right, forgot to mention associativity: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frobenius_theorem_(real_divi...




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