Package org.jscience.mathematics.structure

Interface Ring<R>

All Superinterfaces:
GroupAdditive<R>, javolution.lang.Immutable, Structure<R>, javolution.lang.ValueType
All Known Subinterfaces:
Field<F>
All Known Implementing Classes:
Amount, Complex, ComplexMatrix, Constant, DenseMatrix, Float64, Float64Matrix, FloatingPoint, Integer64, LargeInteger, Matrix, ModuloInteger, Number, Polynomial, Rational, RationalFunction, Real, SparseMatrix
public interface Ring<R> extends GroupAdditive<R>
This interface represents an algebraic structure with two binary operations addition and multiplication (+ and ·), such that (R, +) is an abelian group, (R, ·) is a monoid and the multiplication distributes over the addition.
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  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    R
    times(R that)
    Returns the product of this object with the one specified.

    Methods inherited from interface org.jscience.mathematics.structure.GroupAdditive

    opposite, plus

    Methods inherited from interface javolution.lang.ValueType

    copy

  • Method Details

    • times

      R times(R that)
      Returns the product of this object with the one specified.
      Parameters:
      that - the object multiplier.
      Returns:
      this · that.