Definition:Commutative Algebra (Abstract Algebra)

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This page is about Commutative Algebra in the context of Abstract Algebra. For other uses, see Commutative Algebra.

Definition

Let $R$ be a commutative ring.

Let $\struct {A_R, \oplus}$ be an algebra over $R$.


Then $\struct {A_R, \oplus}$ is a commutative algebra if and only if $\oplus$ is a commutative operation.

That is:

$\forall a, b \in A_R: a \oplus b = b \oplus a$


Also see

  • Results about commutative algebras can be found here.


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