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multiplicative subsets

multiplicative subsets is the plural of multiplicative subset.

Meaning of multiplicative subset

Noun

multiplicative subset (plural multiplicative subsets)

  1. (commutative algebra) A subset of a ring which contains the ring’s unity and which is multiplicatively closed, i.e., it is closed with respect to the ring’s multiplicative operation.
    • If P is a proper prime ideal of a ring and M is the set complement, w.r.t. the ring, of P, then M is a multiplicative subset.

Questions about multiplicative subsets

What is multiplicative subsets the plural of?
Multiplicative subsets is the plural of multiplicative subset.

Words near multiplicative subsets in the dictionary

  1. multiplicative numeral
  2. multiplicative numerals
  3. multiplicative operation
  4. multiplicative operations
  5. multiplicative subset
  6. multiplicative subsets
  7. multiplicatively
  8. multiplicatives
  9. multiplicativity
  10. multiplicator
  11. multiplicators

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