Definition:Local Ring/Commutative/Definition 3

Definition

Let $A$ be a commutative ring with unity.

Let $M \subseteq A$ be the subset of the non-units of $A$.

The ring $A$ is local if and only if $M$ is a proper ideal of $A$.

Also see

• Equivalence of Definitions of Commutative Local Ring

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