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Ringoid

A ringoid $R$ is a set $(R,+,\times)$ with two binary operators, conventionally denoted addition ($+$) and multiplication ($\times$), where $\times$ distributes over $+$ left and right:

\begin{displaymath}
a(b+c)=ab+ac\quad\hbox{and}\quad(b+c)a=ba+ca.
\end{displaymath}

A ringoid can be empty.

See also Binary Operator, Ring, Semiring


References

Rosenfeld, A. An Introduction to Algebraic Structures. New York: Holden-Day, 1968.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25