quotient ring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. For a given ring R and ideal I contained in R, another ring, denoted R / I, whose elements are the cosets of I in R.

Word forms

quotient ring quotient rings

Synonyms

difference ring factor ring residue class ring

Related words

quotient group quotient module quotient object quotient space

Derived words

left quotient ring right quotient ring maximal quotient ring
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