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A ring is a set. So is a group. At least this is how almost every working commutative algebraist views things. Category theory and its like are gaining tract
by sykh 8y ago
A ring is a set. So is a group. At least this is how almost every working commutative algebraist views things. Category theory and its like are gaining traction but the objects are still viewed as sets.
- throwaway37585 8y ago> A ring is a set. No. It is a set together with additional structure. Without this additional structure you just have a set, not a ring. > So is a group. Again, no. It is a set together with additional structure. Note: The collection of all groups is not even a set!