semiring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that each element must have an additive inverse.
  2. One of the incomplete rings of the upper part of the bronchial tubes of most birds, forming an essential part of the syrinx of songbirds.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-semiring.wav

Word forms

semiring semirings

Etymology

From semi- + ring.

Derived words

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