Definition:Right Zero Divisor

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Definition

Let $\struct {R, +, \circ}$ be a ring.


A right zero divisor (in $R$) is an element $x \in R$ such that:

$\exists y \in R^*: y \circ x = 0_R$

where $R^*$ is defined as $R \setminus \set {0_R}$.


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