Ring with Identity

Definition

A ring with identity R is a non-unital ring in which there is a multiplicative identity.


That is, there is an element, often denoted by 1, such that:

1×a=a×1=a

for all aR

This means a non-unital ring is an abelian group under addition and a monoid under multiplication, with the additional requirement that multiplication is left and right distributive over addition.