##  [Right Cancellation Law](/right-cancellation-law) 

  ##  [Right Cancellation Law](https://algebra.quantumdictionary.io/right-cancellation-law-0) 

  

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Definition

A property of a binary operation stating that for a fixed element a, if x · a = y · a then x = y; when this holds for all a in a specified set, the structure is said to satisfy right cancellation for those elements.