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An element $a$ of a ring (with a unit element 1) for which there exists an inverse, i.e. an element $b$ such that $ab=ba=1$. In the theory of algebraic numbers and algebraic functions such elements are also called units.



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The phrases divisor of unity or invertible element are also used for this notion.

See [[Divisibility in rings]] for the general theory.