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Algebraic structure

In mathematics, a commutative ring is a ring in which the multiplication operation is commutative. The study of commutative rings is called commutative algebra. Complementarily, noncommutative algebra is the study of ring properties that are not specific to commutative rings. This distinction results from the high number of fundamental properties of commutative rings that do not extend to noncommutative rings. Wikipedia →

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  4. Read the landmark paper: Non-commutative geometry and string field theoryCited 1,432 times
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Noun A ring whose multiplicative operation is commutative.

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