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Operations in Groups and Rings

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What is the role of an identity element in a group?

It has no effect on the effect or purpose of the operation.

Define an invertible element in a group.

An element whose operation with its inverse element results in the identity element.

What is the main difference between a semigroup and a group?

A group has an identity element and every element is invertible, while a semigroup does not necessarily have these properties.

Why are not all elements in a semigroup invertible?

Some elements do not have a corresponding inverse element. Signup and view all the answers

What properties must a set R satisfy to be considered a ring?

It must form an abelian group under addition, be a semigroup under multiplication with a neutral element, and satisfy distribution laws. Signup and view all the answers

Provide an example of a classic ring.

(ℤ, +, ·) Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining property of a group?

Existence of an identity element Signup and view all the answers

In a semigroup, what element may or may not exist?

Invertible elements Signup and view all the answers

Which set does not have invertible elements?

(ℕ, +) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a neutral element in a semigroup?

Distributes over elements Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining property of a ring?

(R, +) being an abelian group Signup and view all the answers

Which pair of operations defines a ring?

(ℤ, +, ·) Signup and view all the answers

What is the unique property of the identity element in a group?

It is uniquely defined Signup and view all the answers

Why are not all elements in every semigroup invertible?

Invertibility would create a group Signup and view all the answers