Unit divisor
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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.
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Unit divisor. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Unit_divisor&oldid=35232
Unit divisor. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Unit_divisor&oldid=35232
This article was adapted from an original article by O.A. Ivanov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article