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| − | + | The '''additive identity''' for a [[ring]] or [[field]] is the [[element]], ''o'', of the set that, when multiplied by any element ''a'' the set yields an answer of ''o''. In the [[integers]], [[rational numbers]], and [[real numbers]], the multiplicative identity is [[zero]]. | |
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The additive identity for a ring or field is the element, o, of the set that, when multiplied by any element a the set yields an answer of o. In the integers, rational numbers, and real numbers, the multiplicative identity is zero.