"commutative ring" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: commutative rings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} commutative ring (plural commutative rings)
  1. (algebra, ring theory) A ring whose multiplicative operation is commutative. Wikipedia link: commutative ring Categories (topical): Algebra, Ring theory Hyponyms: local ring Hyponyms (Euclidean domain): field Hyponyms (commutative algebra): polynomial ring Translations (a ring whose multiplicative operation is commutative): anello commutativo [masculine] (Italian), 可換環 (kakankan) (alt: かかんかん) (Japanese), inel comutativ [neuter] (Romanian)

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