MathGloss

A rng is a set $R$ together with two binary operations $+$ and $\cdot$ such that

  1. $R$ is an abelian group under $+$;
  2. $R$ is a semigroup under $\cdot$;
  3. $\cdot$ distributes over $+$: $a\cdot (b+c)=(a\cdot b) + (a\cdot c)$ and $(b+c)\cdot a = (b\cdot a) + (c\cdot a)$.

This is just a ring without a multiplicative identity.

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