subring

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ ring.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sŭb′rĭng′
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbˌɹɪŋ/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐbˌɹɪŋ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈsabˌɹəŋ/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈsabˌɾiŋ/
• Hyphenation: sub‧ring

Noun

subring (plural subrings)

2. (algebra) A ring which is contained in a larger ring, such that the multiplication and addition on the former are a restriction of those on the latter. When rings are required to have a multiplicative identity (as is standard in most branches of algebra), the subring must also have the same multiplicative identity as the larger ring.

Derived terms

• prime subring

Translations

algebraic structure

• Finnish: alirengas (fi)
• Polish: podpierścień m inan

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