Definition:Ring (Abstract Algebra)/Product
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Definition
Let $\struct {R, *, \circ}$ be a ring.
The distributive operation $\circ$ in $\struct {R, *, \circ}$ is known as the (ring) product.
Also known as
Some sources call this multiplication, but on this website it is preferred that this word is kept to the conventional meaning as applied to multiplication of numbers.
In the context of the general ring the word product is mandatory, except in specific cases (for example, the case of matrix multiplication) where the term multiplication is established.
Sources
- 1965: Seth Warner: Modern Algebra ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {IV}$: Rings and Fields: $21$. Rings and Integral Domains
- 1970: B. Hartley and T.O. Hawkes: Rings, Modules and Linear Algebra ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Rings - Definitions and Examples: $1$: The definition of a ring: Definitions $1.1 \ \text{(c)}$