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kind: concept
name: Commutative ring
msc: [13A99]
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  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commutative_ring
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q858656
  wikipedia: Commutative ring
---

## Summary

A commutative ring is a ring in which the multiplication is commutative.
Commutative algebra is the study of these rings.
The [[definition of a commutative ring|0GYGHKX834]] gives the precise condition.