ordered ring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ring, R, equipped with a partial order, ≤, such that for arbitrary a, b, c ∈ R, if a ≤ b then a + c ≤ b + c, and if, additionally, 0 ≤ c, then both ca ≤ cb and ac ≤ bc.
  2. A ring, R, equipped with a total order, ≤, such that for arbitrary a, b, c ∈ R, if a ≤ b then a + c ≤ b + c, and if, additionally, 0 ≤ c, then both ca ≤ cb and ac ≤ bc.

Word forms

ordered ring ordered rings

Synonyms

partially ordered ring totally ordered ring

Related words

Derived words

lattice-ordered ring
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