---
tag: 02879QH7BY
kind: concept
name: Associate elements
aliases: [associated-elements]
msc: [13A05]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral_domain
    locator: Divisibility, prime elements, and irreducible elements
---

## Summary

Two elements of a commutative ring are associates when one is a unit times the other.
The [[definition of associate elements|053E86NWVK]] states this precisely.