zero divisor (English, noun)
expansion: zero divisor (plural zero divisors)
Senses:
topics: algebra
mathematics
sciences
qualifier: ring theory
glosses: An element a of a ring R for which there exists some nonzero element x ∈ R such that either ax = 0 or xa = 0.
topics: algebra
mathematics
sciences
qualifier: ring theory
glosses: A nonzero element a of a ring R for which there exists some nonzero element x ∈ R such that either ax = 0 or xa = 0.
Forms:
form: zero divisors
tags: plural
form: zero-divisor
tags: alternative