# Left alternative ring

This article defines a non-associative ring property: a property that an be evaluated to true or false for any non-associative ring.
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## Definition

### Symbol-free definition

A non-associative ring (i.e., a not necessarily associative ring) is termed a left-alternative ring if it satisfies the following equivalent conditions:

1. The associator is an alternating function of its first two variables.
2. Its multiplicative magma is a left-alternative magma.

### Definition with symbols

A non-associative ring $R$ (i.e., a not necessarily associative ring $R$) is termed a left-alternative ring if it satisfies the following identity:

$\! (x * x) * y = x * (x * y) \ \forall \ x,y \in R$

Note that $x,y$ are allowed to be equal. Here, $*$ is the multiplication of $R$.

## Relation with other properties

### Stronger properties

Property Meaning Proof of implication Proof of strictness (Reverse implication failure) Intermediate notions