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definition. ring [jadczyk2019notes, 1.1] [ca-000U]

A ring is a triple \((R, +, *)\), satisfying:

  1. \(R\) is a commutative group under \(+\).
  2. \(R\) is a monoid under \(*\).
  3. for all \(a, b, c \in R\), we have
    1. \(a * (b + c) = a * b + a * c\)
    2. \((a + b) * c = a * c + b * c\)
    (left and right distributivity over \(+\)).