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subring

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • sŭb′rĭng′
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland: /ˈsʌbˌɹɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈsɐbˌɹɪŋ/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈsabˌɹəŋ/
  • India: /ˈsabˌɾiŋ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A ring which is contained in a larger ring, such that the multiplication and addition on the former are a restriction of those on the latter. When rings are required to have a multiplicative identity (as is standard in most branches of algebra), the subring must also have the same multiplicative identity as the larger ring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English ring English subring From sub- + ring.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: alirengas — algebraic structure
  • Polish: podpierścień — algebraic structure