MathGloss

Let $G$ be a group and $R$ a ring. The group ring $RG$ is the set of formal sums of elements in $G$ with coefficients in $R$. Addition is defined by components and multiplication is defined by \((ag_i)(bg_j) = abg_k\) where $g_ig_j = g_k$, and extended distributively.

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