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Bimodule


An (R,S)-bimodule is an abelian group M that is simultaneously a left R-module and a right S-module, with (rm)s=r(ms). A module over a commutative ring is naturally a bimodule, and every ring is a bimodule over itself.


See also

Module, Ring, Tensor Product

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References

Lang, S. Algebra, 3rd ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2002.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Bimodule." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Bimodule.html

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