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rings of fractions

rings of fractions is the plural of ring of fractions.

Meaning of ring of fractions

Noun

ring of fractions (plural rings of fractions)

  1. A ring whose elements are fractions whose numerators belong to a given commutative unital ring and whose denominators belong to a multiplicatively closed unital subset D of that given ring. Addition and multiplication of such fractions is defined just as for a field of fractions. A pair of fractions a/b and c/d are deemed equivalent if there is a member x of D such that x(ad-bc)=0.

Questions about rings of fractions

What is rings of fractions the plural of?
Rings of fractions is the plural of ring of fractions.

Words near rings of fractions in the dictionary

  1. rings down the curtain
  2. rings false
  3. rings hollow
  4. rings in
  5. rings of bells
  6. rings of fractions
  7. rings of polynomials
  8. rings of steel
  9. rings of the fisherman
  10. rings of truth
  11. rings off

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