Ring (mathematics)

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In mathematics a ring is a certain kind of algebraic structure. Both addition and multiplication of the elements in the ring are defined and have certain properties, like the property that x + y = y + x for every x and every y in the ring. A ring is a generalisation of the integers. Other examples are polynomials, and integers modulo a certain number n.

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