What distinguishes a Field from a Ring?

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A Field is a mathematical structure where both addition and multiplication are defined, and every non-zero element has a multiplicative inverse, making it commutative. In contrast, a Ring may not have a multiplicative identity or inverses for all elements, and its multiplication is not necessarily commutative. The distinction lies in the presence of these properties, with some authors varying in their definitions of rings regarding the existence of a multiplicative identity.

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A ring isn't necessarily commutative in its multiplication, and doesn't necessarily have multiplicative inverses. Some authors assume rings have a multiplicative identity $1$, other authors don't. Addition is the same.
 

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