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package org.ojalgo.algebra;

/**
 * <p>
 * A field is a commutative ring (even the multiplication operation) with notions of addition, subtraction,
 * multiplication, and division. Any field may be used as the scalars for a vector space, which is the
 * standard general context for linear algebra.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * A division ring is a ring in which division is possible. Division rings differ from fields only in that
 * their multiplication is not required to be commutative. In terms of a Java interface/class there is no need
 * to differentiate between a field and a division ring.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author apete
 * @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_(mathematics)">Field</a>
 * @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_ring">Division ring</a>
 */
public interface Field<T> extends Ring<T>, Group.Multiplicative<T>, Operation.Subtraction<T>, Operation.Division<T> {

}
