division algebra

noun — 2 senses

division algebra

noun
1

Algebra, Mathematics, Sciences A linear algebra such that its non-zero vectors form a multiplicative group.

2

Algebra, Mathematics, Sciences An algebra over a field such that every non-zero element of it has a multiplicative inverse. (It is not required to have a unity element.)

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