division ring

noun

division ring

noun
1

Algebra, Mathematics, Sciences A ring with 0 ≠ 1, such that every non-zero element a has a multiplicative inverse, meaning an element x with ax = 1.

Synonyms
skew field
Hypernyms
noncommutative ring
Hyponyms
division algebra, field

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