The multiplicative inverse of a number is another number which, when multiplied together with the original number, yields the identity element for multiplication, which is 1. In the context of rings, every non-zero element must have a multiplicative inverse in a field, while in a general ring, not every element is guaranteed to have one. Understanding multiplicative inverses helps to grasp the structure and properties of commutative rings.
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