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commutative rings

commutative rings is the plural of commutative ring.

Meaning of commutative ring

Noun

commutative ring (plural commutative rings)

  1. (ring theory) A ring whose multiplicative operation is commutative.
    • Among commutative rings, the polynomial rings in a finite number of indeterminates enjoy important special properties and are frequently used in applications.1960, Oscar Zariski, Pierre Samuel, Commutative Algebra II, Springer, page 129

Questions about commutative rings

What is commutative rings the plural of?
Commutative rings is the plural of commutative ring.

Words near commutative rings in the dictionary

  1. commutative group
  2. commutative groups
  3. commutative justice
  4. commutative justices
  5. commutative ring
  6. commutative rings
  7. commutatively
  8. commutativeness
  9. commutativities
  10. commutativity
  11. commutator

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