Mathematical Structures and Commutativity
- A commutative semigroup is a set endowed with a total, associative and commutative operation.
- If the operation additionally has an identity element, we have a commutative monoid
- An abelian group, or commutative group is a group whose group operation is commutative.
- A commutative ring is a ring whose multiplication is commutative. (Addition in a ring is always commutative.)
- In a field both addition and multiplication are commutative.
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