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overring

overring noun: an overring B of an integral domain A is a subring of the field of fractions K of A that contains A, i.e. A#92;subseteqB#92;subseteqK.

Noun

overring (plural overrings)

  1. An overring B of an integral domain A is a subring of the field of fractions K of A that contains A, i.e. A#92;subseteqB#92;subseteqK.
  2. A ring diacritic positioned above a character, as in Å.
  3. An instance of registering too large an amount on a cash register, either accidentally or fraudulently.

Verb

overring (third-person singular simple present overrings, present participle overringing, simple past overrang, past participle overrung)

  1. To register too large an amount on a cash register, either accidentally or fraudulently.

Forms of overring

Noun
pluraloverrings
Verb
third-person singular presentoverrings
present participleoverringing
pastoverrang
past participleoverrung

Origin of overring

From over- + ring.

Questions about overring

What does overring mean?
Overring means an overring B of an integral domain A is a subring of the field of fractions K of A that contains A, i.e. A#92;subseteqB#92;subseteqK.
What part of speech is overring?
Overring can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of overring?
The plural of overring is overrings.

Words near overring in the dictionary

  1. overrigidity
  2. overrigidly
  3. overrigorous
  4. overrigorously
  5. overrim
  6. overring
  7. overringing
  8. overrings
  9. overripe
  10. overripely
  11. overripen

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