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Commutative algebra Basic notions Concept

Characteristic of a ring

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The characteristic of a ring is the least positive integer nn such that the sum of nn copies of 11 is 00. If there is no such integer, the characteristic is 00. The definition of the characteristic states this precisely.

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  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characteristic_(algebra), lead section
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