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Unital Ring

Unital Ring

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Ring (mathematics).

Multiplicative identity and the term "ring"

  • to include a requirement for a multiplicative identity: "unital ring", "unitary ring", "unit ring", "ring with unity", "ring with identity", "ring with a unit", or "ring with 1".
  • to omit a requirement for a multiplicative identity: "rng" or "pseudo-ring", although the latter may be confusing because it also has other meanings.