multiplicative subset

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multiplicative subset

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A subset of a ring which contains the ring’s unity and which is multiplicatively closed, i.e., it is closed with respect to the ring’s multiplicative operation.

Commutative algebra

  • If P is a proper prime ideal of a ring and M is the set complement, w.r.t. the ring, of P, then M is a multiplicative subset.

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