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product ring

product ring noun: a ring that is the direct product of rings.

Noun

product ring (plural product rings)

  1. (ring theory) A ring that is the direct product of rings.
    • For instance, let X be an infinite set, R the product ring K^(XY)#92;#33;, and A the set of homomorphisms R#92;rightarrowK given by evaluation at all the elements of X. Then the hypothesis of the Lemma holds, but #92;text#123;Int#125;#95;A(R) is the product ring k^(XY)#92;#33;, which is not in...1996, George M. Bergman, Adam O. Hausknecht, Cogroups and Co-rings in Categories of Associative Rings, American Mathematical Society, page 246
    • Thus the set X#92;timesY becomes a ring with these operations and it is called the product ring. The identity element of the product ring with respect to the addition is obviously (0,0) where 0 and 0 are identity elements of addition in the rings X and Y#92;#33;, respectively.2003, Erdoğan S. Şuhubi, Functional Analysis, Springer, page 63
    Synonyms:
    direct product ring

Synonyms of product ring

Forms of product ring

pluralproduct rings

Words formed from product ring

Questions about product ring

What does product ring mean?
Product ring means a ring that is the direct product of rings.
What part of speech is product ring?
Product ring is a noun.
What is the plural of product ring?
The plural of product ring is product rings.

Words near product ring in the dictionary

  1. product placements
  2. product range
  3. product ranges
  4. product recall
  5. product recalls
  6. product ring
  7. product rings
  8. product rule
  9. product sample
  10. product samples
  11. product topologies

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