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left, of a set $X$ in $R$

The set $\mathfrak{Z}_l(X)$ of all elements $y$ in $R$ such that $yX = \{0\}$. Here $R$ is a ring or a semi-group (or, generally, a groupoid) with a zero. The right annihilator of a set $X$ in $R$ is defined in a similar manner as the set $$ \mathfrak{Z}_r(X) = \{ z \in R : Xz = \{0\} \} \ . $$

The set $$ \mathfrak{Z}(X) = \mathfrak{Z}_l(X) \cap \mathfrak{Z}_r(X) $$ is the two-sided annihilator of $X$. In an associative ring (or semi-group) $R$ the left annihilator of an arbitrary set $X$ is a left ideal, and if $X$ is a left ideal of $R$, then $\mathfrak{Z}_l(X)$ is a two-sided ideal of $R$; in the non-associative case these statements are usually not true.

How to Cite This Entry:
Annihilator. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Annihilator&oldid=34140
This article was adapted from an original article by K.A. Zhevlakov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article