Let $(R,+,\cdot)$ be a ring. $(S,+,\cdot)$ is a subring of $R$ if it is a ring and $S\subseteq R$.
Let $R$ be a ring. $S$ is a subring as soon as:
- \[1\in S.\]
Closure under subtraction. For all $a$, $b\in S$,
\[a-b \in S.\]Closure under multiplication. For all $a$, $b\in S$,
\[ab \in S.\]